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Rohelia, Violet
Rohelia, Violet
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Easy to care for and great for use as coverage, this pretty yet hardy Mexican, with its showy, freely blooming, andbutterfly-attracting flowers, is easy to care foreven in dry conditionsand offers a unique beauty to any home or garden landscape.
Scientific Name: Ruellia tuberosa
Common Names: Ruellia, Wild petunia, Snapdragon root, Sheep potato, Fever root, Minnie root, Mexican petunia
Flower Colours: violet
Bloom Time: late spring untilfall
Foliage: evergreen
Maximum Reachable Height: 3 to 4 feet
Difficulty to Grow: medium
Sunlight: full sun to part shade
Water: medium to wet
Temperature: tropical
Medicinal Use:from Ayurveda to modern medicine, the effects of ruellia havebeen studied on everything from diabetes to stomach cancer
References:
https://www.gardenershq.com/Ruellia-wild-Petunia.php
https://plantcaretoday.com/mexican-petunia.html
https://www.southernliving.com/plants/ruellia
https://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/ruellia-tuberosa.html
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