Perennials > Ruellia > Ruellia caroliniensis > Ruellia caroliniensis subsp. ciliosa
Ruellia caroliniensis
ssp. ciliosa
Wild Petunia, Ciliate Wild Petunia, Low Ruellia, Hairy Ruellia, Fringeleaf Wild Petunia, Low Wild Petunia
| Family |
| Acanthaceae |
| Genus |
| Ruellia |
| Species |
| caroliniensis |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Subspecies |
| ciliosa |
| Synonyms |
| Ruellia ciliosa |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 10a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 0 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 20 |
| Height |
| 0.3 - 1 m |
| Spread |
| 0.3 - 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Xeriscaping, containers, flower beds, ground cover or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun to partial shade in moist, well-draining, humus-rich and slightly acidic soils. |
| Shape |
| Clumping. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Low-lying shrublands. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth to occasionally hairy solitary flower stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Lanceolate, simple leathery leaves growing at the base of flower stems. Usually in pairs. |
| Flower Description |
| A terminal, solitary, open cup-shaped flower that grows on a single flower stem. |
| Colour Description |
| Medium green foliage, reddish-green flower stem and lilac purple flowers. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth and occasionally hairy. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
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