Ruellia,the wild petunia is found in many places. It occupied large areas of flower beds nearly everywhere in Florida. This is probably a testament of how easily it grows and spreads. I have grown it before, but found it to be such a spreader that the next years were spent controlling it. My aunt in New Orleans collected the seed while on a walk near lake Pontchartrain and sent them to Mother. These were 3-4 feet tall. Currently I have some shorter ones in my flower bed that do not spread as readily, and some are pink as well as purple.
