Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Shrubs
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen, Deciduous
Overall Mature Size: Small
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 10-12" x 12"
Natural Growth Habit: Mounding
Native To: Mexico, Cultivar
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Blue / Purple
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Special Features: Attracts Bees / Attracts Butterflies / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Intermountain Conditions / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #1, #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 8, 9, 12-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 8-11
Ruellia brittoniana ‘Katie’ is a compact cultivar with blue-purple, petunia-like flowers that bloom from spring to fall. It thrives in heat, full sun to partial shade. Tolerates both dry and consistently wet conditions. Generally disease resistant, watch for snails. Evergreen, but can be deciduous or die back to the roots in cold weather, resprouting in spring. Fire resistant. Cold hardy to 10°F. It can be used in acidic, sandy, or clay soils. Uses include groundcover, border planting, containers, erosion control, and mass plantings.
Ruellia brittoniana ‘Katie’ is a compact cultivar with blue-purple, petunia-like flowers that bloom from spring to fall. It thrives in heat, full sun to partial shade. Tolerates both dry and consistently wet conditions. Generally disease resistant, watch for snails. Evergreen, but can be deciduous or die back to the roots in cold weather, resprouting in spring. Fire resistant. Cold hardy to 10°F. It can be used in acidic, sandy, or clay soils. Uses include groundcover, border planting, containers, erosion control, and mass plantings.
