Species · genus Ruellia · Acanthaceae
Fringe-leaf Ruellia
Ruellia humilis Nutt.
Also known as: Wild Petunia · Fringeleaf Wild Petunia
Cultivars of R. humilis
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under R. humilis yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.
Ruellia humilis is a member of the Acanthaceae, a family of largely herbaceous plants. With its native range and growth habit unverified, treat it conservatively: give bright indirect light and let the top inch of mix dry before watering again. Water only when that top inch is dry to the touch, leaning toward the drier end to avoid rot.
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes are early — not yet verified
- Light
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Water
- ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Bright, indirect
≈ every 14 days
Medium
13–29 °C
Well-draining sandy loam
Stem cuttings, division, or seed
Light feed occasionally in the growing season
Moderate
Purple blooms through summer in bright light
Not yet documented
This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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No reference gallery yet
A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.
Add imagesSources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d) · ai:claude-fable-5
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