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Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)
Light Requirements: full sun/part shade
Soil Moisture: medium dry/dry
Bloom Color: lavender
Bloom Time: June-August
Height: 1.5-2 ft. 
Deer Resistant? yes
Black Walnut Resistant? Not sure
USDA Zones: 4-9
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Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)

PriceFrom $6.00

  • I'm native to N. America but not NY state. I should be planted in gardens, but not in wild spaces. 

    I'm called a wild petunia, but actually I only look like a petunia, I'm in a differnt plant family than the familiar petunia. 

    I like drier conditions and bloom during the heat of the summer

    I'm adaptable, so I can become agressive sometimes. 

    I attract many insects including the Common Buckeye Butterfly.

    I also attract hummingbirds.

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