Carolina Wild Petunia
Ruellia caroliniensis
Carolina wild petunia is an easygoing native perennial with lavender-blue trumpet flowers all summer, a tough, drought-tolerant plant for sun or part shade and a larval host for common buckeye butterflies.
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
Related native plants
More Ruellia species
- Violet Wild Petunia (Ruellia nudiflora)
- Fringeleaf Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)
- Nightflowering Wild Petunia (Ruellia noctiflora)