Ruellia simplex 'Chi Chi'

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Ruellia simplex, the Mexican petunia, Mexican bluebell or Britton's wild petunia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a native of Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. It has become a widespread invasive plant in Florida, where it was likely introduced as an ornamental before 1933.

Ruellia simplex is an evergreen perennial growing 3 ft (0.91 m) tall, forming colonies of stalks with lance-shaped leaves that are 6 to 12 in (15 to 30 cm) and .5 to .75 in (1.3 to 1.9 cm) wide. Trumpet shaped flowers are metallic blue to purple, with five petals, and 3 in (7.6 cm) wide. There is a dwarf variety that is only 1 ft (0.30 m) tall.

Ruellia simplex - Wikipedia

Description:

This variety is quite adaptable, tolerating average to wet conditions in any kind of soil; abundant pink flowers all season long; cut back stems to encourage re-blooming; does not set seed but will spread by rhizomes; beautiful when massed in borders

Ornamental Features

Pink Mexican Petunia features showy pink trumpet-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems from late winter to mid fall. Its narrow leaves are dark green in color. The foliage often turns burgundy in fall. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Pink Mexican Petunia (Ruellia brittoniana 'Pink') in Jacksonville Fernandina Beach Florida FL at Liberty Landscape Supply