Re: Ruellia Brittoniana
- To: M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Ruellia Brittoniana
- From: "* F* D* <s*@nr.infi.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 15:06:44 -0400 (EDT)
At 09:09 AM 7/23/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>Besides the purple-flowered "Mexican Petunia" (Ruellia
>brittoniana), there is a form called 'chi-chi' with ice-pink flowers. The
>pink form is not so much a water guzzler as the purple, which I have to
>water every evening. I notice Logee's is offering Ruellia graecizans with
>red flowers.
>
>Richard Riedy
Richard:
Ruellia graecizans is quite different from "Mexican Petunia" (Ruellia
brittoniana). It is subtropical and has a flatened orange-red corolla and
rich burgundy coloration to the bottom side of the dark green leaves. It
grows more like a small Salvia.
Mine came from Glasshouse Works, and hitched a ride on other plants I've sold to
Logee's and other places. As you can gather, it naturalizes in greenhouses.
A nice pest. By the way, Ruellia brittoniana is considered a self-sowing
pest at the Mobile Botanic Gardens. I think it should be manageable in
somewhat cooler areas.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
336-674-3105
