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Name That Plant!
colleensw

Plant id

colleensw
9 years ago

Please help me id these plants growing in my zone 9 garden. This one has a pretty blue flower

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Comments (7)

  • colleensw
    Original Author
    9 years ago

    Photo

  • Iris GW
    9 years ago

    Can you describe the flower a bit?

  • colleensw
    Original Author
    9 years ago

    here's a pic w/flower. Found it in a shady spot. Seems to be short and spreading.

  • sweet_betsy No AL Z7
    9 years ago

    Ruellia

  • colleensw
    Original Author
    9 years ago

    Thanks, I will pull up immediately! I'm still pulling up the tall purple ones from years ago.

  • Iris GW
    9 years ago

    This may be a native one, unlike the tall purple one.

  • saltcedar
    9 years ago

    Ruellia squarrosa

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