Ruellia caroliniensis

Carolina wild petunia

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 0.5-3'
Flowers: May-Aug.; lavender-blue
Fruit: capsule

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist
Soil pH:
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy

Habitat

woodlands, roadsides, thickets and waste places

Native to

Region: Coastal *
States:

Wildlife

*

Notes

actually in the nightshade family, flower fragile; a highly variable species

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/2017.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004