Wild petunia makes a perfect alternative to the non-native and highly invasive Mexican petunia. The flowers of wild petunia are very similar to those of Mexican petunia: They are a lovely shade of ...

Seeking a replacement for annual petunias? If so, you might want to consider wild petunia (Ruellia humilis), which mimic petunias and self-deadhead.

Petunias produce pretty summer flowers, and the native Carolina wild petunia is no exception. The wild petunia, scientifically known as Ruellia caroliniensis, is a Coastal Plain native perennial th… ...

Many years ago, I bought a perennial plant at a nursery, and after I planted it, found that there was a ride-along plant in the pot. It was a wild petunia.

WILD PETUNIAS Wild petunias in Bonnie Blodgett's yard in July 2022. (Courtesy of Bonnie Blodgett) Flowering annuals typically need deadheading every day (Does the heat make them flower more?

Supertunia Mini Vista Scarlet petunia will quickly become the one in which all other red petunias will be compared.

May 3 has been designated National Wave Day, becoming an annual celebration dedicated to honoring the beauty and lasting impact of the petunia.

But last week, when I was reporting a story about the Buffalo Bayou Partnership's new ecotruck, the Invasive Plant Eradication Unit, I spotted Britton's wild petunia- my Ruellia - painted on the ...

The hairyflower wild petunia, native to South America, is not a petunia but an herb from a large family of about 4,000 species found around the world, McDade said.