Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mexican petunias thrive in warm climates and can be invasive, so manage their growth diligently. They are versatile, surviving in ...

When you see a plant blooming its head off in a strip of compacted dirt between a parking lot and concrete wall in rainless, nasty July, you know it's a tough customer. That's just one of the reasons ...

When you see a plant blooming its head off in a strip of compacted dirt between a parking lot and concrete wall in rainless, nasty July, you know it's a tough customer. That's just one of the reasons ...

Question: I have a Mexican petunia (Ruellia) that is about 4 years old. In 2013 the freeze caused all of the stems to die back. I cut them all off at ground level and the plant grew back nicely and ...

Q Two Mexican petunia plants have grown quite large in my landscape. When can I cut them back, and how far? A Possibly by now the cold has done some of the pruning for you. These plants don’t mind a ...

I have mentioned Mexican petunia for various reasons a number of times throughout the years. Not a petunia or even in the same family as petunias, Ruellia is a native of Mexico. It is a genus of about ...

Gardeners looking for a showy summer ornamental with floriferous displays of blossoms and can take our Texas heat while growing in full sun might consider Mexican petunia, Ruellia brittoniana ...

A horticulture professor I admire once defined gardeners in two categories: 1) the artists who have beautiful gardens with masses of tried and true plants as well as the newest cultivars and 2) the ...

These pretty, purple perennials are resilient and cold-hardy. Mexican petunias are fast-growing plants native to warm parts of South America and Mexico, but they can tolerate cool temperatures in ...