Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Wildflower Wednesday, June 28, 2017

The fourth Wednesday of each month is Wildflower Wednesday
Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 24, 2017
Carolina Wild Petunia, Ruellia caroliniensis, is hardy in US zones 6 - 10 and may be found in shady or partly shady woodlands across the southeastern United States. It is a host plant for the Buckeye Butterfly Caterpillar.

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 24, 2017
Each Carolina Wild Petunia bloom stays open only one day, but the plants produce a lot of blooms.

Happy Wildflower Wednesday!

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8 comments:

  1. Reader WilJune 28, 2017 at 7:04 AM

    Thanks for visiting! Wild flowers are great. I once asked an Englishman:"What is the name of this flower. He answered:"Oh, we call it 'weed'".

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  2. TomJune 28, 2017 at 7:24 AM

    ...love, but a bit tender for us.

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  3. Beth @ PlantPostingsJune 28, 2017 at 8:02 AM

    It's a beauty! I guess I'm a little too far north for it, but I love it. The Buckeyes this far north have a different smorgasbord--plantains, snapdragons and other host plants. The tender lilac color of this flower is delightful.

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  4. Corner Gardener SueJune 28, 2017 at 8:08 AM

    Cool! I didn't know there were different kinds of wild petunia. I am not sure what kind I have here in SE Nebraska, but the leaves are different from yours. The blooms look pretty much the same. I did not get my WW post done yet. I think I will see if mine are blooming this morning after the over two inches of rain we got last night, and show them in my post.

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  5. Dorothy BordersJune 28, 2017 at 9:51 AM

    Pretty flower. I grow some ruellias in my garden. The flowers of the dwarf blue 'Katie' look very similar to this.

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  6. JeannieJune 28, 2017 at 2:24 PM

    Hmmp! Something new I have never seen before; but will probably see it everywhere now. It is time for another walk in the woods.
    Jeannie
    GetMeToTheCountry.Blogspot.com

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  7. Spare Parts and PicsJune 28, 2017 at 4:07 PM

    Pretty flower. The leaves remind me a bit of what we call "milkweed" plants we see out here in the west that attract butterflies.

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  8. betty-NZJune 29, 2017 at 3:49 AM

    What lovely little flowers! The color is just so pretty.

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