Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( White ), 0 by htop

htop wrote:
Metz's Wild Petunia, Wild White Petunia (Ruellia metziae), Acanthaceae Family, native, endemic to Texas, perennial, blooms early summer through fall

Metz's Wild Petunia can be found in growing in gravel, limestone outcrops, thickets, fields, prairies and open woods from the Lampasas Plain south and southwest to central Texas and the Edwards Plateau. It loves the heat and can withstand droughts. The fragrant blooms are about 1 to 1.5 inches across and are smaller than the purple or lavendar wild petunias; however, they really show up well due to their pure white color. The plant serves as a butterfly nectar source as well as butterfly larval host It is also highly deer resistant.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/38218/index.html

Flowers in morning sun ...