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
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- AZ, LA, TX
Related native plants
More Ruellia species
- Carolina Wild Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis)
- Fringeleaf Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)
- Nightflowering Wild Petunia (Ruellia noctiflora)