Ohio Native Plant Natural Range
To view the natural range of Ruellia humilis visit the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service website.
Cultivation Information Wild Petunia
Height - 12 inchesFlower Color - PurpleBlooms - June - AugSun - Full Sun - Partial Sun Soil - Medium to Dry
Rock Gardens -nice addition to a sunny rock garden
Drainage - Needs well drained garden location
Border - We have several growing on the parameter of a garden under an oak tree, which is on the west side of our property. Best planted in the foreground.
Family - Acanthaceae PerennialHardy Zone - 4 to 9Seeds - Explode up to 10 ft
Rock Gardens -nice addition to a sunny rock garden
Drainage - Needs well drained garden location
Border - We have several growing on the parameter of a garden under an oak tree, which is on the west side of our property. Best planted in the foreground.
Family - Acanthaceae PerennialHardy Zone - 4 to 9Seeds - Explode up to 10 ft
Late in the fall - keep a close eye on your Wild Petunia seeds, once the seedpod cracks open, seeds will shoot up to 10 feet from the original plant. Seeds mature at different rates, so check them often.
Propagation Notes Ruellia humilis
Stratifying Seeds
Seed - Collect late in fall once capsule is brown, and begins to split
Stratify - Cold/moist storage for 60 days. We use small baggies filled with enough moist vermiculite to cover the seed. Store in refrigerator for 70 days.Alternatively- Sow seed in the fall outdoors. This method works rather well. Creating an inexpensive cold frame protects young seedling from harsh weather and keeps your seed in one location, making identification much easier in the spring
Germination - Our seed collected in fall of 2015 had a very high February 2016 germination rate.
