Ruellia brittoniana Wild Petunia

$12.95
$12.95
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Description

Ruellia brittoniana produces soft purple, petunia-like, 1"-2" blooms all summer long. A tall plant, it has coarse, willow-like foliage and attractive purple stems. This perennial will spread via rhizomes and seed. Ruellia brittoniana is heat and humidity tolerant and maintains its good looks all summer.

Also known as Wild Petunia or Mexican Petunia, Ruellia brittoniana is native to Mexico, the Caribbean and South America, but has naturalized in parts of Florida.

Ruellia brittoniana prefers full sun to light shade and moist to wet soil, even standing water up to 6". It is sometimes called Water Bluebell. Wonderful at pond edge. It can tolerate short periods of drought. It may be evergreen in lower portions of the South. Useful for rain gardens.

Characteristics

  • Common Names: Wild Petunia / Water Bluebell
  • Zones: 7-10
  • Light Requirements: Full Sun to Light Shade
  • Soil Preference: Prefer consistently moist soil
  • Height at Maturity: 24-48"
  • Width at Maturity: 30-36"
  • Bloom Color: Purple
  • Bloom Time: Midsummer to midfall

Special Features

  • Attracts: Butterflies. Hummingbirds.
  • Tolerates: Rabbits. Coastal Conditions.
  • Other Features:

Care and Growing Tips

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Shipping Info

Your order will be shipped within eight days of placing it. We ship on Mondays and Tuesdays to ensure that plants can travel during the weekdays.

Plants take 2-3 days to arrive after you receive a notification that they've been shipped.

We appreciate your patience while our small team works to get your plants to you safely! If you need a specific shipping week, you are welcome to let us know by leaving a note on the Cart page or replying to your order confirmation email.

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Our boxes come in four sizes: 1-count, 3-count, 6-count, and 12-count.

To get the best shipping rates per plant, try to fill a box of 3, 6, or 12. Shipping rates are calculated at checkout by weight, package size, and distance.

Our nursery is located in Virginia, and it can sometimes be costly to ship to the western US. Ground shipping is too slow cross-country for the plants to arrive safely, so our options are limited to faster shipping methods. We appreciate your understanding!

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We ship via UPS or USPS (the Post Office), and their ship rates are automatically generated through our site. We do not profit on shipping costs. We are working with these providers to get our customers the best rates possible.

All ship times are subject to change if extreme weather conditions are present here at the nursery or at the shipping destination.

Please note: Depending on the time of year, the foliage of the plants may be trimmed to fit into our shipping boxes. This could delay the flowering of the plant, but many perennials actually benefit from being cut back.

We are currently not able to ship to Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and outside of the US.