Rohelia, Violet

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