How To Grow And Care For Ruellia - Southern Living Ruellia (Ruellia simplex) is a shrubby perennial with blue and purple showy flowers that butterflies and hummingbirds love Here’s how to grow and care for ruellia
Ruellia - Wikipedia Ruellia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as ruellias or wild petunias [3] They are not closely related to petunias (Petunia) although both genera belong to the same euasterid clade The genus was named in honor of Jean Ruelle (1474–1537), herbalist and physician to Francis I of France and translator of several works of Dioscorides
Ruellia Plant Growing Care Guide for Gardeners Ruellia are hardy and half hardy perennial sub shrubs that reach from 30 to 90 cm (2 to 3 feet) in height The main blooming period is from Spring to summer, but many Ruellia plant will also carry sporadic flowers at later times of the year
How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Wild Petunias - Epic Gardening Desert ruellia is an evergreen shrub native to southern California and Mexico This shrub can grow up to five feet tall and thrives only in hot, arid climates Numerous lavender flowers bloom from spring through summer, providing nectar for pollinators and hummingbirds
Wild Petunia - Ruellia humilis | Prairie Nursery Wild Petunia, or Ruellia humilis, prefers dry sandy sites, but thrives in well-drained loam, too The trumpet-shaped lavender blooms attract hummingbirds, bees and butterflies
About Wild Petunia - Information For Growing Ruellia Flowers . . . What is Ruellia? Ruellia flowers are 2 inch (5 cm ) long, funnel-shaped blooms growing on a perennial shrub Originally native to Mexico, it is now found in the southwest United States, naturalized in many areas Ruellia flowers from midspring through the first frosts of fall with purple or blue blooms (on occasion red or pink) on purple stems
Ruellia humilis - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden Ruellia humilis, commonly called wild petunia, is a Missouri native perennial which occurs in dryish soils in open woods, glades, prairies and fields throughout the State except for the far southeastern lowlands Typically grows to 2' tall
Ruellia - Fine Gardening Shrubs, subshrubs, and evergreen perennials in about 150 species from tropical America, Africa, and Asia belong to the genus Ruellia The funnel-shaped flowers are the primary draw for many of the species and are sometimes called Mexican petunias