Ruellia caroliniensis Nuccio's Nurseries this is among the very

this is among the very best

so the fragrance is part of the day

the fronds ride out a freeze that would shred them standing

Soft pink flowers arrive in spring

Native peoples knew the plant well

Ruellia caroliniensis Nuccio's Nurseries this is among the veryRuellia caroliniensis, the Carolina wild petunia, is a modest, long blooming native that carries far more ecological weight than the quiet flowers suggest. From early summer into fall, a steady succession of lavender to violet purple trumpets, each an inch or two across and lasting only a single day, opens along upright stems a foot or two high, replaced faithfully the next morning so that the plant is seldom out of bloom for months on end. The wild