Re: Ruellia
I have been following the discussions on Ruellia, and I think it would
be helpful to distinguish between the species. If I'm not mistaken,
there are well over 100 species of Ruellia. The one that grows wild
around here is Ruellia caroliniensis, which seeds about a lot, but is
not stoloniferous as R. brittoniana and some others. I have cultivated
both in the garden and the former makes a very nice spring blooming
garden plant. I have it under oak trees with little or no direct sun,
but very light open shade.
Gail Korn wrote:
>
> Gene, I don't think ruellia are easy to pull out. They might be when very,
> very young, but tafter that, I have to dig them out. I've dug large plant
> where I decided I didn't want them. If I don't dig deeply enough, they
> form a new crown and proceed to grow again. I put this in the Plants That
> Should Come With a Warning category. Pretty and lotsa flowers, but........
> Oh, and they grow everywhere for me--from full sun to medium shade. No
> such thing as deep shade at my house.
>
> Gail Korn
> Wayne, Nebr.
> Zone 4
>
> At 04:32 PM 9/10/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hello Judy,
> > Ruella, or wild petunia, will grow equally well in shade or sun. In
> > sun they
> >are more compact with heavier growth. In shade they tend to be more open
> >and lax
> >in habit with a bit less blooms. In either environment you can shear them
> >back to
> >keep them any size you like. In good soil and plenty of light I would
> >recommend
> >deadheading unless you want to pull seedlings the following year. They
> >come out
> >easily, but you will have them. It does not reseed for me as heavily in
> >the shaded
> >area where I have mine. Perhaps it is the chopped leaf mulch I use.....
> > Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
> > around the woods - around the world
> >genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Judy McCann <jmccann@TEZ.NET>
> >Subject: [SG] Ruellia
> >
> >
> > > I asked about the sunlight because I am gardening in a mature oak stand and
> > > was wondering if Ruellia would grow in these conditions. Can anyone
> > comment
> > > on growing it in these conditions?
> > > Thanks
> > > Judy McCann, VA, zone 7
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