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