| Other Names | Wild Petunia | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Ruellia caroliniensis | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Acanthus ( Acanthaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals
To 2 feet tall, sparingly branched. Flower: Funnel-shaped 5-lobed flowers. Stalkless and clustered in leaf axils. Flowers vary in color from blue to purple. Leaves: Opposite short-stalked and crowded. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: John and Gloria Tveten Wildflowers of Houston & Southeast Texas p. 227 | |||||||||||||
April - September
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