Ruellia Brittoniana Is Dwarf Mexican Petunia
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| Ruellia brittoniana Dwarf Mexican Petunia |
Started from seed a duo of winters ago, ours bloom intermittently for several months. Those nighttime greenish leaves persist for several months
Part of the argue ours bloom too then piffling is that they are inwards likewise much shade.
The plants grow a human foot tall. They are mutual depression temperature hardy inwards zones vii to 10 only.
The plants are host nutrient for the Common Buckeye butterfly caterpillars too the flowers are a nectar origin for most local butterflies.
Ball Seed has merely about interesting data well-nigh them. They telephone band them Ruellia Southern Star Pink too also accept pinkish too white flowering varieties.
Outside Pride calls them Southern Star Ruellia too similar many references suggests that they tin larn invasive. Mine accept non moved an inch nor sprouted from seed anyplace other than where I placed them 2 years ago.
The tall, royal flowering diverseness has been declared a Texas Super Star.
"The dwarf, less-aggressive version of the species is Katie dwarf Ruellia (sometimes called Nolan's dwarf). About half-dozen inches inwards height, it works nicely inwards an informal front-of-the-border grouping or equally a groundcover inwards narrow spaces," said Mackay. "Katie needs no deadheading, too volition conk along to bloom all flavor long, too is merely equally tough equally its species parent, able to grow inwards hot, dry out neglected spots."
In adept soil, the flora volition reseed true, but is non equally invasive equally others inwards the species. Recently, a dwarf pinkish version of Katie called BonitaTM was patented too introduced yesteryear Color Spot Nurseries.
The Texas Superstar attempt out is i of Texas A&M University's most innovative too successful horticultural query too Extension programs."
There's a adept article well-nigh Ruellia at Austin Bug Collection's site http://www.austinbug.com/larvalbugbio/ruellia.html