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Ruellia affinis is a scarlet-flowered, rambling shrub or vine from the Atlantic forest of eastern Brazil, grown for its winter blooms. It does best in bright, shady, humid conditions with steady moisture.
Ruellia affinis, also known as red ruellia or wild petunia, is a vine native to Brazil, which is usually used as an ornamental plant.
The species is endemic to Northeast and Southeast regions of Brazil in the states of Bahia and Espírito Santo. The species is found in the phytogeographic domain of the Atlantic forest, in regions with rain forest vegetation.
Ruellia asperula · Browne's Blechum · Tropical wild petunia · Brazilian wild petunia · Brazilian Petunia · Fringeleaf wild petunia · Monkey Plant · Softseed Wild Petunia · Limestone wild petunia · Minnieroot · Wild petunia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ruellia affinis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
