Botanical name: Ruellia peninsularis
Common name: Desert Ruellia
Family: Acanthaceae
Origin: Baja California
Small glossy green leaves, deep blue bell shaped flowers nearly all year.
This is a very popular landscaping plant in Arizona and it is considered an evergreen shrub.
Similar plants: Ruellia peninsularis (Desert Ruellia)
- Ruellia affinis (Red Ruellia)
- Ruellia chartacea (Colorama)
- Ruellia devosiana (Brazilian Wild Petunia)
- Ruellia elegans (Red ruellia)
- Ruellia macrantha (Christmas Pride ruellia)
- Ruellia makoyana (Monkey flower)
- Ruellia multisetosa (Columbian Petunia)
- Ruellia nudiflora (Violet Ruellia)
- Ruellia portellae (Ruellia)
- Ruellia rosea (Pink Ruellia)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/ruellia_peninsularis.htm