Re: Ruellia Brittoniana

Ruellia brittoniana seems to have a number of lives.  However, the more or
less standard Ruellia people seem to call "Mexican petunia" and 'Chi-Chi'
differ in more than just flower color.  MP has obovate-lanceolate leaves,
whereas 'Chi-Chi' (my plants anyway) have rigidly narrow lanceolate
leaves.  By the way, does anyone grow a real Mexican Petunia, Petunia
parviflora, which extends up into my state, New Mexico?


On Wed, 28 Jul 1999 Growgrfx@aol.com wrote:

> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 07:31:58 EDT
> From: Growgrfx@aol.com
> To: rriedy@unm.edu, salvia@nr.infi.net
> Cc: MEDIT-PLANTS@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: Re: Ruellia Brittoniana
> 
> Another Ruellia I acquired this spring in North Carolina  is a large, bushy 
> shrublike plant with 1-1/4" white flowers. Name on label simply Ruellia 
> brittoniana. Easy to prop. and now have more rooted cuttings than I know what 
> to do with. No, don't ask me to send you one 'cause its 96 degrees again here 
> and  it just won't travel (excpet if you're in the area and want to pick it 
> up!) Just found -in Ohio, another dwarf purple Ruellia named "Katie". I 
> wonder how different it can be from 'Chi Chi' - has anyone seen them side by 
> side? I grew R.'Chi Chi last year' and think they look remarkably alike. 
> Joanne in PA
>
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