Ruellia – Machu™ Morado


This plant is great for hot climates and flowers prolifically when nights are warm and days are hotter. In climates where night temperatures are nice and cool, flowering will be sparse.
Features
This plant is great for hot climates and flowers prolifically when nights are warm and days are hotter. In climates where night temperatures are nice and cool, flowering will be sparse.
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
Award Winner
Continuous Re-Bloom
Dead-Heading Not Necessary
Heat Tolerant
Maintenance Notes
This easy to care for annual loves heat and flourishes in difficult conditions. The tall plants have deep green, glossy foliage and flower most heavily when temperatures are hottest. While it will bloom in late summer in Midwestern gardens, it will bloom earlier in hotter climates and is a great plant for Southern gardens.
It does not spread from underground rhizomes.
Not a heavy feeder and deadheading is not necessary.
Uses Notes
Good in container and landscapes.
Maintenance Category Easy
Water Category Average
Bloom Time
Flower Form Border Plant, Container, Landscape, Mass Planting
Soil Fertility Average Soil