Definition of Ruellias

1. ruellia [n] - See also: ruellia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruellias

rudraksha
ruds
rue
rue anemone
rue family
rued
rueful
ruefully
ruefulness
ruefulnesses
rueing
rueings
ruelle
ruelles
ruellia
ruellias (current term)
ruer
ruers
rues
rufescent
ruffe
ruffed
ruffed grouse
ruffed grouses
ruffed lemur
ruffes
ruffian
ruffianage
ruffianed

Literary usage of Ruellias

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1911)
"Among the herbaceous vegetation, purple flowered Oxalis exists in great variety, with many Geraniums, purple flowered ruellias and Nyctaginaceae, ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1902)
"ruellias, of several species, low herbs with purple flowers, are rather common plants of the late summer. ..."

3. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Joseph Paxton (1849)
"It succeeds with the same treatment as other ruellias, potted in light rich soil, and cuttings strike freely planted in the same kind of soil, ..."

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