FREE: Live Baby Purple Ruellia (Mexican Petunia)

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You get 2 Baby Plants of Purple Ruellia (Mexican Petunia) !! Those are a outdoor plant, but can be grow indoors as a house plant !!

The Mexican petunia, or ruellia, is getting more popular with each growing season, and I give a hearty “amen.” One thing that surprised me is how it has crossed from home to commercial landscapes. Most of the time, commercial landscape plants create a frenzy with homeowners.

As you pace the aisles of your garden center this spring, wondering what to plant for color and what to choose as a partner, think about the iridescent blue from the Mexican petunia.

Not only does it endure high heat and humidity, but it is also a performer in drought-like conditions. I suppose that stands to reason why I saw so many incredible beds last summer.

Although called the Mexican petunia, ruellia is not related to petunias. Petunias are in the family solanaceae, making them related to tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. Ruellia is in the acanthaceae family with members like the shrimp plant or black-eyed Susan vine.

Ruellia has bluish-purple flowers that radiate color from the plant. It's still mostly sold generically, but Purple Showers is starting to be seen more and more. There are also pink-flowered varieties available like the Chi-Chi Pink that reaches 36 to 48 inches in height and has a spread of 18 inches. I am partial to the taller varieties that are well suited to the back of the perennial border. Shorter varieties, like Katie, are available. They only reach 8 to 12 inches and spread 12 to 24 inches.
Ruellia grows best in full sun, but I have seen some remarkable plantings in part shade. The Mexican petunia thrives in moist, well-drained, organic-rich soils and performs well in poorer soils.

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