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Ruellia makoyana

Species of flowering plant

Summary

Species of flowering plant

Ruellia makoyana, the monkey plant or trailing velvet plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to Brazil. It is an evergreen perennial growing to 60 cm tall by 45 cm wide, with white-veined hairy leaves and trumpet-shaped pink flowers in summer.

With a minimum temperature of 12 C, in temperate regions R. makoyana is grown indoors as a houseplant. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

References

  1. (2008). "RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants". Dorling Kindersley.
  2. "RHS Plant Selector Ruellia makoyana AGM / RHS Gardening". Apps.rhs.org.uk.
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