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Wild Petunia, Ruellias

Ruellia sp.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago
Wild petunia
Ruellia sp. Ruellia


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4 Comments

iamcherreymaiya
iamcherreymaiya 12 years ago

They grow in our yard. I used to collect the pods and throw them in the water. One of my favorite pastime as a child. ;-)

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Thanks Alice. I guess they do grow easily. This was wildly growing in a grassy portion where we park our cars to ride a boat to our dive resort :-)

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

I call them Mexican Petunia in my yard in Florida, but I am Think Petunia is all right. They grow very easily.

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Thanks for the quick ID Harsha :-)

Eric Noora
Spotted by
Eric Noora

Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Sep 3, 2011
Submitted on Sep 6, 2011

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