Ruellia Caroliniensis " Wild Petunia"

Ruellia Caroliniensis " Wild Petunia" host plant

Butterfly host plant for buckeye( Junonia Coenia) and White Peacock (Anartia Jatrophea)

Pot Size: 3 Gallon

Height: 8" to 16" 

 Facts about Ruellia Caroliniensis host plant:

* Description: This pretty perennial reaches about 16" tall with opposite, hairy, elliptic leaves that average 1 1/2"-2" long and 3/4"-1" wide. Flowers are trumpet shaped to about 1 1/4"-1 1/2" wide and range from blue to pinkish.

* Bloom Season: All year

* Habitat/Range: Sandhills and wet flat woods of the eastern and central United States, south through mainland Florida. 

* Family: Acanthaceae

* Zones: 8 to 10

* Height: 6" to 18"

* Sun: Part Shade Full sun 

* Water: Moist