Ruellia caroliniensis

Carolina wild petunia

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Acanthaceae

Region

Coastal Plain

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 - 3ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Blue

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

May - August

Fall Color

Habitat

woodlands, roadsides, thickets and waste places

Notes

actually in the nightshade family, flower fragile; a highly variable species; probably extirpated in PA

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