FNPS Plant Database
Ruellia noctiflora
Nomenclature
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Family:
Acanthaceae
Plant Specifics
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Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
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Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
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Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Suitable to Grow In:
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinated by Sphinx moths
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Natural Range in Florida:
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Citations:
Chapin, Linda. 2000. Field guide to the rare plants of Florida. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL.
Hammer, Roger. A Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers, Falcon Guide 2018 p.252
Nelson, Gil. East Gulf Coastal Plain Wildflowers. A Falcon Guide, 2005 p.98
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
