Ruellia Makoyana

In well mulched beds it seems to stay where you put it freezing back at the first hard frost and returning each spring. Attracts hummingbirds and bees. Ragin' Cajun Red Ruellia was discovered and introduced by Dupont Nursery in the heat and humidity of...

This durable perennial makes a great border, groundcover, or makes a great addition to containers. If your dwarf Mexican Petunias get too tall or leggy just cut them back to a few inches above the ground and they will quickly regrow and soon return to...

This durable perennial makes a great border, groundcover, or makes a great addition to containers. If your dwarf Mexican Petunias get too tall or leggy just cut them back to a few inches above the ground and they will quickly regrow and soon return to...

They can be defeated in the home landscaping, but it takes a great deal of patience to knock them back.over the years, it has since escaped home gardens and become classified as an invasive plant in nine states, stretching from South Carolina to Texas.

Blue Bell, also known as Mexican Petunia, or Ruellia brittoniana is a native of Mexico. A fun pond plant with a vibrant violet-blue, trumpet shaped blossom. After the first flowering, stems can be cut about half way back for a new crop.

The Dwarf Mexican Petunias are drought resistant once well established but will also grow in poorly drained moist sites. White Katie Dwarf Mexican Petunia is a lovely dwarf perennial that produces loads of pure white trumpet shaped flowers that shine...

Moderately drought tolerant once well established. This wonderful and vigorous selection produces larger flowers and foliage than other Mexican Petunias. Makes an excellent addition to mixed containers or in the garden and unlike other Mexican Petunias...

This will thicken the plant by causing more flowers to bloom from the same plant.Cut off dead and dying petunia plants in your flower bed. Pruning is about much more than simply cutting leaves and stems off a plant; it's about what happens after you make...

The purple neighbors seem to intensify each other. This color scheme uses a triad of colors equidistant the color wheel; in this case; red-purple, marigold (Orange/yellow) and aqua (blue/green).My favorite spot in the garden this spring contained'Tanager'...

Cut the larger main branch at a slight angle, up near the bud or branch you're leaving to grow. Good pruning will result in lots of fresh growth on the bush this summer which will then form flower buds for next spring.The heavy pruning that I'm discussing...