red ruellia
Ruellia elegans
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Red ruellia (Ruellia elegans) is an annual for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average soil of most types. It forms a clumping mound of green leaves that reaches 24 to 36 inches tall and wide. Red flowers appear in spring, summer, and autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds visit the blooms. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Dragon Wing Red begonia, Umbrella plant, and Kimberly queen fern.
Native range
Eastern Brazil.