Botanical names: Ruttya x ruspolia, X Ruttyruspolia
Common names: Ruddy Rose Pink, Pink Ruspolia
Family: Acanthaceae
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Considered to be an intergeneric hybrid of Ruspolia hypocrateriformis and Ruttya ovata.
Similar plants: Ruttya x ruspolia (Ruddy Rose Pink)
- Ruttya fruticosa 'Yellow' (Rabbits ears)
- Ruttya fruticosa 'Orange' (Rabbit Ears)
- Ruttya ovata (Ruttya)
- Aesculus x carnea (Red Horsechestnut)
- Afzelia xylocarpa (Craib)
- Allamanda x violacea Cabernet (Mini Red Allamanda)
- Aloe x nobilis (Gold-Tooth Aloe)
- Alpinia formosana x zerumbet 'Variegata' (Variegated ginger)
- Annona cherimola x Annona squamosa (Atemoya)
- Arctotis sp. (African Daisy)
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Related Products: Ruttya x ruspolia (Ruddy Rose Pink)
Rare small shrub from tropical and southern Africa with 1 inch tubular red flowers in spikes. Blooms over many months in summer. Will grow to 3 feet high and wide in bright shade with rich, moist soil. Ruspolia hypocrateriformis has smooth leaves with angled stems, compared to the slightly hairy leaves and round stems of Ruspolia seticalyx. Ruspolia hypocrateriformis is also a more robust plant. Otherwise, they are very similar and easily misidentified. It is ideal for attracting butterflies as a nectar plant.
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