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Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Perennial
Lifespan
Perennial
Flower
Five lobed, petunia-like, lavender to violet flowers bloom from the upper leaf axils in loose purple-stemmed clusters. Flowers freely but each flower blooms for only one day. Flowers typically bloom from May to September.
Fruit
Flowers are followed by bean-like pods (to 1” long) which explosively dehisce mature seed in all directions.
Benefits
Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Taxonomy
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Ruellia
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