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Mexican Petunia

Ruellia angustifolia

Photo by mredria
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Field Notes

Description:

Purple flowers and grassy leaves.

Habitat:

My yard.

Notes:

Very hard to get rid of. It escaped the beds 5 years ago when we dug them all up. We're still trying to get rid of it.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
mredria
Yea. We're still trying to get rid of it because it keeps coming up in our gravel drainage path and bogging up portions of it.
SusanEllison
you are welcome...yes, they do spread like weed. it sprouted everywhere in my yard.
mredria
A mexican petunia is a kind of ruellia. I just looked it up on wikipedia. I'm glad to know the common name. Thanks!
SusanEllison
looks like mexican petunia. looks like mine: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6385947

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedJune 13, 2011

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