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Violet Ruellia
Ruellia nudiflora
Violet Ruellia, also called Wild Petunia, is an erect, sparsely branched perennial wildflower with gray-green, ciliate-edged leaves and trumpet-shaped purple flowers that open at sunrise and last only a day, produced in a long succession from spring through fall. It thrives in sandy ground in sun to shade and tolerates both dry spells and consistently moist conditions. Vigorous self-seeding lets it form a low, mowable groundcover, and its foliage serves as a larval host for several butterfly species.
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Growing profile
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- Full Sun · Partial Sun · Shade
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- Soil
- Sand
- Moisture
- Dry · Moist
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Herbaceous- Soil pH
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- Plant type
- Perennial
- Mature height
- 12–24 in
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- Seed
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