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Little ruellia


Little ruellia (Ruellia makoyana)

A nice little bloom on the ruellia, one at a time, but each welcome.



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

6 Dec, 2008

 

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.

7 Dec, 2008

 

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?

11 Dec, 2008

 

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

12 Dec, 2008

 

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.

12 Dec, 2008

 

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

12 Dec, 2008

 

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.

13 Dec, 2008

 

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

15 Dec, 2008

 

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

1 Jan, 2009

 

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!

1 Jan, 2009

 

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

1 Jan, 2009

 

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

1 Jan, 2009



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