Accession #: 198500158
Accession Date: 1985-12-31
Common name: Red Ruellia
Family: Acanthaceae
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Country of Origin: Brazil (Bahia)
Description: Shrub, to 3 feet, glabrous; leaves elliptic, to 5 inches long, short-petioled; flowers axillary, solitary, corolla 3.5 inches long, scarlet or pale red, broadly funnelform, lobes spreading.
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USDA Zone: 10-11
Source: Unknown
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