Dwarf Mexican Petunia – White

Dwarf Mexican Petunia – White *Landscapers Size 2.5 quart container These plants are available for $8 each or (3 for $20) or (4 for $25). These plants are very healthy and all bloom in less common white. The widely adaptable dwarf Mexican petunia (Ruellia brittoniana) has been named a Texas Superstar® by Texas A&M University. To identify such plants, the Agriculture Program at Texas A&M conducts extensive horticultural field trials, during which the plants are never sprayed with any pesticide. Mexican petunias are very adaptable and will tolerate wet and dry soils. They prefer full sun but will tolerate shade; however, since flowering is light–related, the plants will flower less in shade. Mexican petunias and their cultivars are perennial and will remain green under conditions of light frost. However, the foliage will die when a severe frost occurs, and the plant will go dormant until spring Although Mexican petunias are drought–tolerant once established, they perform best with regular irrigation during droughts and with regular feeding of high phosphorus fertilizers. They are disease– and insect–resistant and only rarely bothered by snails and caterpillars. This dwarf version of the species is Katie dwarf Ruellia (sometimes called Nolan's dwarf). About 6 inches in height, it works nicely in an informal front–of–the–border grouping or as a groundcover in narrow spaces.