Ruellia brittoniana 'White Katie'
White Katie Ruellia
'White Katie' makes a 1' wide clump that is topped from early summer with 1.5" petunia-like, white flowers against dark green, linear foliage. Ruellia 'White Katie' is a great summer bedding plant where winter hardiness can be an issue. Ruellia are fast-growing perennials with green to purple stems and green leaves. Their flowers are short-lived, but they bloom for a long period of time, continuing until frost. They can be invasive. They prefer wet or marshy soilsand can withstand drought and even full sun in drier soils.
Contributed by @artygirl
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
White Katie Ruellia
Latin name
Ruellia brittoniana 'White Katie'
type
Perennial
family
Acanthaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.17 M
Ruellia brittoniana 'White Katie'
'White Katie' makes a 1' wide clump that is topped from early summer with 1.5" petunia-like, white flowers against dark green, linear foliage. Ruellia 'White Katie' is a great summer bedding plant where winter hardiness can be an issue. Ruellia are fast-growing perennials with green to purple stems and green leaves. Their flowers are short-lived, but they bloom for a long period of time, continuing until frost. They can be invasive. They prefer wet or marshy soilsand can withstand drought and even full sun in drier soils.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Roellia are very invasive, they grow horizontal roots that grow above and below ground, making them difficult to remove thus they are best planted in containers and the containers can be submerged into the ground to prevent spreading. It is also wise to remove seed heads before they ripen as these explode and spread seeds for some distance. They grow in most soil types but prefer moist but well drained sites.
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