Is Ruellia A Perennial. Borne solitary or in clusters at the tips of purplish stems they rise above the foliage of lance-shaped glossy green leaves. 31052013 For the Mid-Atlantic and other gardens to the north Ruellia could be a tough new summer blooming perennial or annual.
The online orders for our 2021 spring plant sale has closed. Subsequently one may also ask do Mexican petunias die in winter. A widespread North American native Ruellia humilis Wild Petunia is a herbaceous perennial of upright to somewhat sprawling habit boasting a profusion of tubular bell-shaped petunia-like lavender to purple flowers 3 in.
Ruellia plant flowers are about 2-inch long funnel-shaped blooms growing on a perennial shrub.
Tweediana but taxonomists now use the name Ruellia simplex which was the first name used to describe this species. Ruellia humilis wild petunia by Robert Pavlis. Ragin Cajun Ruellia Red Ruellia Red Mexican Petunia Wild Petunia Ruellia Family. Ruellia simplex or Mexican petunia is a herbaceous evergreen perennial of the Acanthaceae family.