Carolina Wild Petunia
Ruellia caroliniensisnative · Central Texas
Carolina Wild Petunia is a perennial wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 2–3 ft tall and 2 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms purple in Jun–Aug. Good for butterflies, birds, moths and bees.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–7 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Bloom
- Jun–Aug · purple
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on sand, clay, well drained, moist, dry
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies, birds, moths and bees
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Floodplains and Low Terraces
6 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.