Violet Wild Petunia
Ruellia nudiflora
Violet wild petunia is a drought-tough native perennial that opens fresh lavender-violet trumpets each morning through the warm season, an easy plant for sunny, dry gardens and a larval host for buckeye butterflies.
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- purple, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AZ, FL, LA, TX