Ruellia Species, Brazilian Rose, Christmas Pride

This is a lovely plant with beautiful, bright pink flowers. I've read that it requires consistently moist soil. This is an understateme...Read Morent. My plant is in a large, glazed, ceramic pot and is watered Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. It starts to wilt 24 hours after watering requiring what amounts to daily watering. I keep a watering can nearby to supplement the automatic drip irrigation. Hopefully I don't leave town and forget to ask someone to stop by everyday to give her a drink!

Despite this, I love this plant. It looks wonderful on my deck.