New town, new plants
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Hello again friends, with my new home I have gotten numerous plants these flowers appeared this morning, they had been hacked down. Can you name them? Do they transplant well? They seem quite hardy and purple is my flora obsession color. Douglas Hunt I know you have the green thumb. Thank you in advance. and have a good day all!
7 answers
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Looks like Mexican petunia. If so, yes transplant and can start new with cuttings
Valery
on Mar 05, 2015
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I'm afraid Valery is correct. Unfortunately, Mexican petunia (Ruellia brittoniana or Ruellia simplex) is a Category 1 invasive in Florida. It spreads like crazy and is almost impossible to get rid of. I would encourage you to dig it up and plant in its place the charming and much better-behaved native wild petunia, Ruellia caroliniensis. If you are new to Daytona I invite you to join our local chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, which meets the second Monday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Pigotte Center in South Daytona.
Douglas Hunt
on Mar 05, 2015
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Douglas Hunt, I have moved to North Fort Myers, and I have a large yard with a very established garden, this plant was among them. They are currently in the middle of the yard and that simply will not do, but I have a huge area to deal with and am an avid gardener, just very happy to be able to garden again, I have missed it
Lee Cunningham Green
on Mar 05, 2015
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Lee they also come in pink, if you have a big yard, you might want to leave them( they are pretty) Just control their multiplication😊
Nydia
on Mar 05, 2015
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Yes Nydia, I have a very very large yard, and I plan on curbing their zeal, but purple flowers are a huge favorite for me. I do believe in being a responsible plant owner.
Lee Cunningham Green
on Mar 06, 2015
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I live in south florida, I have Mexican petunia with no problems. It does not produce any weeds. We have the dark leaves and the light leaves.
Valery
on Mar 07, 2015
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These plants must have been here 20 years, like all the other plants here, and they are literally in the middle of the yard, there are no signs of them on any of the neighboring properties. I do respect what you are saying Douglas. I have so much work to do on my yard, I don't have time to shop for new plants, and I don't think I need to there are an abundance here, I will however ask now and again If I can't identify it myself what the species is. If I can't get ahead of these petunias, I may have to just mow them down anyway With the Potato Vines, the Vinca Vines and the Poison Oak and Ivy choking out all the neglected palms I will be busy for about 2 months just fixing that problem.
Lee Cunningham Green
on Mar 07, 2015
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