TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA

Ruttya fruticosa Yellow, Rabbits ears

Ruttya fruticosa Yellow

Rabbits ears
Family: Acanthaceae
USDA Zone: 9-11?
USDA Plant Hardiness MapLarge shrub 5-10 ft tallVine or creeper plantFull sunModerate waterYellow, orange flowersPlant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Yellow variety. Blooms in winter-spring. See orange variety. Flower resembles rabbit's ears. Beautiful vining shrub covered with very unusual flowers resembling rabbit's head with ears. This plant is relatively rare. The flowers look like 1-2 inch hummingbirds with their wings swept back or, from the front, like rabbits ears. They are full of and drip nectar.


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