Ruellia 'Black Beauty'
Black Beauty Ruellia
Item #: 3918
Zones: 7a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Ruellia 'Black Beauty' is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and asked about plants in rock gardening circles. It only took a decade of searching to finally acquire it in 2010. Ruellia 'Black Beauty' first appeared in the 1990s in the Maryland garden of the late Alexej (Sasha) Borkovec as a probable hybrid of Ruellia ciliosa. In the garden, the winter deciduous Ruellia 'Black Beauty' makes a 10" tall x 18" wide clump of dark black thumb-shaped leaves. Starting for us in mid-June and continuing through August, the clumps are topped with 2" mauvy lavender flowers...what a stunner! Cuttings are nearly impossible to find due to the excess flowering and we've never seen a garden seedling. We grow Ruellia 'Black Beauty' in the full sun rock garden for best foliage color.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Ruellia
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Black
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Groundcovers , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , United States Native Plants