tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post8579329815707852810..comments2024-03-27T03:14:31.886-07:00Comments on Native Florida Wildflowers: Wild Petunia - Ruellia caroliniensisHawthorn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10879920186201900051noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-20380840239098206542021-05-20T07:20:19.620-07:002021-05-20T07:20:19.620-07:00and I was shocked to see the nonnative Mexican pet...and I was shocked to see the nonnative Mexican petunia at Kanapaha Gardens this last weekend around the water garden... extremely thick!!! Could someone with a little "authority" on the subject please talk to them?!Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770919431793234529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-72846820046459763092021-05-20T07:16:43.564-07:002021-05-20T07:16:43.564-07:00Yesterday evening I watched as our resident wild ...Yesterday evening I watched as our resident wild rabbit ate a sprig from the wild petunia I quite happily allow to grow in my garden. Who knew it was bunny food too?Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770919431793234529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-16940272871390931902021-03-14T12:53:44.096-07:002021-03-14T12:53:44.096-07:00Agree wholeheartedly re the sterile Mexican petuni...Agree wholeheartedly re the sterile Mexican petunia... We inherited a side yard full of it, and we’re beginning to get a handle on it, but it’s not easy!Dave Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07110074363223639418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-50753635349234171342013-06-29T16:20:34.824-07:002013-06-29T16:20:34.824-07:00Glad you found a source for this wonderful widlflo...Glad you found a source for this wonderful widlflower - and let me know about its value in your area as a larval food plant. It is listed here, in FL, as a larval plant for both of those butterflies too, but I have never seen it used as such in my yard or those of my friends. Here, buckeyes mostly use false foxglove (Agalinus spp.) and white peacocks are most drawn to Bacopa monnieri. Most butterflies exhibit regional differences in their use of potential larval plants, so it is always important to know what the ones in your region tend to use before consulting a book that gives all possible choices. Wild petunia is always a good nectar source. If it proves to be a larval plant for you too, that is extra special. Thanks for posting.Hawthorn Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879920186201900051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-5265925666309605032013-06-28T16:53:05.090-07:002013-06-28T16:53:05.090-07:00An update. Billy McCord, of the S.C. Dept. of Nat...An update. Billy McCord, of the S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources, has given me native Ruellia caroliniensis plant from his garden. Here, it is a larval food plant for the Common Buckeye and White Peacock (per Daniels; Cech and Tudor). I was never able to find the seed.<br /><br />-- Jock Stender, Charleston, SCAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075105850866613946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-61101416195750111862013-04-04T21:04:43.458-07:002013-04-04T21:04:43.458-07:00I would just like to say no matter what you do DO ...I would just like to say no matter what you do DO NOT get the non-native version of this flower, it is literally impossible to get rid of. It grows profesuly in a short period of time and takes over all other plants. It is invasive and I was trying to get it out of my backyard for the past couple of days. Even though I did get what seems like all of it out, eradicating all of the countless roots underground seems impossible, and I've heard from many people it just grows back from the leftover roots. I can defintely see why this plant is invasive and it's not even that pretty so I warn anyone who reads this to just stick to something else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-86454161760215269792012-12-16T13:50:47.051-08:002012-12-16T13:50:47.051-08:00I cannot tell from this blog site who, if anyone, ...I cannot tell from this blog site who, if anyone, has seeds of Ruellia caroliniensis. If you do, please post your name and contact information. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075105850866613946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-3217635287711220882011-12-24T05:00:28.394-08:002011-12-24T05:00:28.394-08:00Thanks for all the comments. One point I'd lik...Thanks for all the comments. One point I'd like to emphasize is that the non-native wild petunias sucker - even the sterile ones that don't seed. In landscapes I have worked on, I have found all the non-native varieties to be difficult to eradicate once established because the underground portions are never killed completely with either hand-pulling or by use of Round-Up. It takes several times - and this is a problem if they sucker into natural areas. Gardens are a different animal IF you can contain them to a garden plot...Hawthorn Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879920186201900051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-66156307844584644452011-12-23T04:52:40.660-08:002011-12-23T04:52:40.660-08:00Craig, I am with you on the carolinensis being a p...Craig, I am with you on the carolinensis being a problem sprouting up in all my beds and containers and anywhere it can blast the seeds to. I think this is also the place to point out the difference between the sterile tetraploid Ruellia Purple Showers and the invasive seedy type. You will know by the pervasive seeds and seedling if you have the wrong one. http://www.floridafriendlyplants.com/Blog/post/2010/08/29/Purple-Showers-Mexican-Petunia-The-Sterile-One.aspx <br />The plant you have in this picture above is the sterile Purple Showers which is much showier than the invasive species. The video on the IFAS site also misleadingly uses some video showing the distinct Purple Showers flowers and plants and characterizes them as the invasive without making any distinction between the vast expanses of the invasive type shown in most of the video. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/parks/mexican_petunia.html Florida growers have been exclusively producing Sterile Purple Showers since it became popular in the late 90's and not selling the invasive. We do not have invasive seedlings in our nurseries. We just have not been doing a good job at telling everyone what we have been doing. If articles like these pointed out the clear differences then startup and hobbiest nurseries would know which ones not to grow. I am a huge fan of natives and native landscapes and promoting the benefits. All native landscape are just not what everybody wants. We need to give gardeners all the facts so they can choose for themselves.Rick Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417944532077184689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-83368086945389313262011-12-22T21:35:01.104-08:002011-12-22T21:35:01.104-08:00I love ruellia. Here in Southeast Texas I see a lo...I love ruellia. Here in Southeast Texas I see a lot of R. nudiflora and to a lesser extent R. humilis. Really nice when you see a large patch of purple flowers decorating the side of the road.Jayhttp://www.wildflowersoftexas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615802895251532423.post-63244434764477137342011-12-22T16:25:14.625-08:002011-12-22T16:25:14.625-08:00Thanks for the valuable information! We actually ...Thanks for the valuable information! We actually have some of the natives in our front beds.daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.com