WILD PETUNIA

Ruellia caroliniensis

http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=812

6 to 12 inches

Fast rate of growth

Partial shade to full sun

Poor salt tolerance;

Excellent drought tolerance;

Prefers well-drained soil; will tolerate moist soil

Zones 8 to 11

Perennial, low-growing, spreading ground cover

with soft, grayish-green, evergreen leaves and

year round clusters of tubular

lavender flowers at tips of stems.

Larval host for the Common Buckeye.