Little ruellia

Very pretty leaves Gt...and the flower a bonus!

I love this plant Janey. It can get a serious flush of bloom but this one is a little outgrown for that. Simple and lovely.

When I saw the leaves I thought it was a type of gesneriad called Episcia...doesn't look shrubby like the Mexican petunia ...is it a special var?

The leave sure are great aren't they ? Beautiful.

This is a real pleasing plant Mike. I enjoy it in all seasons.

Lori, This is definately a shrub. I have to cut back hard to keep fresh growth like this or pot on until it is far to large for the house. It stops blooming when it outgrows the pot. Ruellia makoyana. It just wonderful. It has successful seed from each flower, I could test some for viability and send over perhaps.

ooo cool. we could do a trade .... canna rhizome for ruellia seed?

Sure, I'll get some seed wet and start testing for viability. Theres always more. I had it in a terarium and it reseeded itself all over.

Great! rhizomes all dry and sleeping happily in the dark basement...

That's lovely! If you get enough seed is there anything from my garden you'd like to trade for?

I've really a bunch Gillian, just some is older. I've got some starting up to test their viability. I'd love to trade!

I listed some of what I have on my Canadian Seed Trading blog.

Ahh, wonderful, I'll have a look! :-)