Mexican Petunia
My daughter loves a new plant—especially a tropical plant. Because of her I grow rambunctious cannas, lovely plumbago, ornamental ginger and tropical hibiscus. Now we have added a new member to the domestic plant family—Mexican petunia, known variously as Ruellia brittoniana, Ruellia simplex, Ruellia tweediana and Ruellia spectabilis. That is a lot of Latin names … Read more