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Purple Showers
Ruellia simplex
9.02276, 76.694
Field Notes
Description:
This three-foot-tall evergreen shrub bears many tubular, blue or purple, petunia-like flowers on dark stems over a long period. Each flower lasts for just one day. It is a fast grower that may self-seed aggressively. Use in a border, container, or at waterside. Can be grown as an annual in cooler areas.
Habitat:
Ruellia needs a warm climate. Site in partial shade and fertile, consistently moist, but well-drained soil.
Notes:
Attracts Butterflies.........
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Spotted for Missions
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PublishedJuly 3, 2013
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