Ruellia caroliniensis Nuccio's Nurseries so a stand of these

so a stand of these hollies feeds pollinators as generously as the plants decorate the garden

The pale blue

Native peoples knew the plant well

Additional photo courtesy of the RHS

and open banks

Ruellia caroliniensis Nuccio's Nurseries so a stand of theseRuellia caroliniensis, the Carolina wild petunia, is a modest, long blooming native that carries far more ecological weight than the quiet flowers suggest. From early summer into fall, a steady succession of lavender to violet purple trumpets, each an inch or two across and lasting only a single day, opens along upright stems a foot or two high, replaced faithfully the next morning so that the plant is seldom out of bloom for months on end. The wild