Ruellia, Wild Petunia (Ruellia elegans)

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 02, 2003

Common name: Ruellia, Wild Petunia
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Ruellia
Species elegans

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/38204/

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darlenecom Lake Charles, LA(Zone 9a) Oct 03, 2003

Very lovely! Bet the hummingbirds just love this beauty. Never heard of or seen this plant, would love to get my hands on some seeds.

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 03, 2003

I wish I could capture the true red of the blooms, but because of their intensity, my digital camera has trouble reproducing it. There are not many plants that have a true deep red bloom. I had never seen these before either. There were only 10 of these plants at the nursury where I purchased it and they sold out in a day or two. I only bought 3 to try them out and should have bought more. I ahve not seen any seeds, but I am trying to collect some. If I do, I'll let you know.

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 03, 2003

By the way, the leaves are much more of a true green also. I tried to adjust the color on the blooms which of course changed the color of the leaves.

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roshana Jacksonville, IL(Zone 5a) Oct 03, 2003

That's a really pretty flower. It doesn't look much like the petunia I expected to see! I'll have to keep my eye out for that one. Really striking. A new one to me. Thanks for posting it.

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 04, 2003

roshana,
Good to hear from you again! No the blooms do not look like a petunia at all. The bloom actually is shaped like a large salvia or sage bloom. It stands well above the plant which is low growing. I mentioned above in reply to darlenecom that I am going to keep trying to take a photo that shows the true color of the flower and will post it if I am successful. Thanks for your comment! :o)

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