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|common_name=Red Christmas pride, Tropical wild petunia | |||
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'''''Red Christmas pride''''' ('''Tropical wild petunia'''; [[Synonymy|syn.]] ''Cyrtacanthus corymbosus'', ''Echinacanthus dichotomus'', ''Ruellia brevifolia'', ''Ruellia graecizans'', ''Ruellia longifolia'', ''Ruellia serratitheca'', ''Ruellia ventricosa'', ''Stephanophysum brevifolium'', ''Stephanophysum longifolium'', ''Stephanophysum macrandrum'', and ''Stephanophysum ventricosum'') is an [[ornamental plant]] native of [[Argentina]], [[Cerrado]] [[vegetation]] of [[Brazil]], and [[Mexico]]. | |||
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Ruellia amoena, Nees (Stephanophysum longifolium, Pohl). A half-hardy perennial, about 1 1/2 ft. high: lvs. oblong-lanceolate or oblong, narrowed at both ends; margins repand-denticulate or simply repand: fls. bright red, in axillary sprays in summer. Brazil | Ruellia amoena, Nees (Stephanophysum longifolium, Pohl). A half-hardy perennial, about 1 1/2 ft. high: lvs. oblong-lanceolate or oblong, narrowed at both ends; margins repand-denticulate or simply repand: fls. bright red, in axillary sprays in summer. Brazil. | ||
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==Cultivation== | |||
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | |||
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Red Christmas pride (Tropical wild petunia; syn. Cyrtacanthus corymbosus, Echinacanthus dichotomus, Ruellia brevifolia, Ruellia graecizans, Ruellia longifolia, Ruellia serratitheca, Ruellia ventricosa, Stephanophysum brevifolium, Stephanophysum longifolium, Stephanophysum macrandrum, and Stephanophysum ventricosum) is an ornamental plant native of Argentina, Cerrado vegetation of Brazil, and Mexico.
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Ruellia amoena, Nees (Stephanophysum longifolium, Pohl). A half-hardy perennial, about 1 1/2 ft. high: lvs. oblong-lanceolate or oblong, narrowed at both ends; margins repand-denticulate or simply repand: fls. bright red, in axillary sprays in summer. Brazil.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
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photo 1
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photo 2
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photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Ruellia amoena. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Ruellia amoena QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)