Uploaded January 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Ruellia caroliniensis
Acanthus Family
Genus: Ruellias or Wild Petunias Other Names: Wild Petunia, Carolina Wild Petunia
Duration: Perennial Habitat: Woods and clearings Height: 1-3’
Flower: June-August Color: Lavander-Blue or Pale-Violet
Flower Type: 5 Regular Parts, 1-2” long, unstalked, funnel-shaped with flaring lobes and it grows in clusters of 2-4 in the leaf axils.
Plant Type: Opposite Leaves
Leaf Type: Entire, oval (egg-shaped)
Stem: Hairy
Newcomb ID #542.

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