Uses: As a specimen or background plant or grouped as an informal hedge in median strips or streetscapes.
It has a naturally rounded form that requires very little pruning or other maintenance. Requires well-drained soils. Butterfly attracting.
Height1-1.2m
Spread0.4-0.6m
Position
Part Shade
Full Sun
FamilyAcanthaceae
Botanical NameRuellia peninsularis
Common NameDesert Ruellia
OriginCalifornia
HabitDense, Rounded
Landscape2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains, Footslopes, Hills