Species · genus Ruellia · Acanthaceae
Violet Wild Petunia
Ruellia nudiflora (Engelm. & A.Gray) Urb.
Also known as: Wild Petunia
Cultivars of R. nudiflora
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under R. nudiflora 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 nudiflora is a herbaceous perennial in the Acanthaceae, a family of mostly warm-climate ground-layer plants. Give it bright indirect light and let the top inch of mix dry before watering again, since the roots dislike sitting wet. It tolerates ordinary household humidity and does not require misting.
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 5-10d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Bright, indirect
≈ every 10 days
Medium
13–30 °C
Well-draining loam or sandy mix
Stem cuttings or seed
Light balanced feed monthly in the growing season
Moderate
Pale lavender blooms 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 5-10d) · ai:claude-fable-5
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