In the South, Ruellia are long-flowering and easy-to-grow additions to any garden. Ruellia flowers come in a variety of colors including white, pink, purple and red that attract butterflies.
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Ruellia 'Black Beauty'
Item #: 3918
Zones: 7a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Ruellia elegans 'Ragin' Cajun'
Item #: 8832
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Argentina, Brazil
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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Ruellia sp. 'Humility'
Item #: 16728
Zones: 5b to 9a
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 16" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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More Information About Ruellia
Ruellia are North American members of the Acanthaceae family, and a genus that offers a wide array of often-overlooked garden plants. We have selected several garden-worthy ruellias that we think you'll enjoy.
Ruellia (False Petunia) Growing Conditions
In the arctic regions north of Zone 7, false petunia make great flowering annuals or container plants. In the South, they are long-flowering and easy-to-grow additions to any garden. The flowers look very much like petunias, but the rest of the plant looks nothing like a petunia. Ruellia flowers come in a variety of colors including white, pink, purple and red that attract butterflies. In warm, moist, subtropical locations, ruellia will re-seed heavily and is weedy. We do not recommend that gardeners in the Deep South plant this perennial. We see some seedlings in our Raleigh, NC garden but do not consider it to be weedy here.