Ruellia macrantha

Ruellia macrantha subsp. var.	Christmas Pride
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Ruellia macrantha (Christmas Pride) is a plant native of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil, which is usually used like an ornamental plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ruellia macrantha, Mart. It forms a compact, many-stemmed shrub, 1-6 ft. high, with ovate-lanceolate lvs. 4-6 in. long: fls. large, bell-shaped, with tubular base, purplish rose with purple veins, solitary in lf.- axils. Brazil.—G. W. Oliver says in his "Plant Culture" that R. macrantha is of easy cult. and is one of the best greenhouse flowering plants for amateurs. Cuttings rooted in Sept. furnish fair-sized flowering plants in Jan. These, if desired, may be planted out in late spring, when they will have formed large specimens, which may be lifted and potted. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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