Everwilde Farms - 1 oz Wild Petunia Native Wildflower Seeds - Gold Vault Bulk Seed Packet

These beautiful lavender blossoms are a wild native type of petunia. This wildflower forms hard seed pods that can be heard popping when they explode their ripe seeds to a new location. This low-growing perennial performs well as a container plant or as an addition to a rock garden. This prairie native is a tough specimen, often establishing itself in rocky and dry locations. The genus name "Ruella" honors Jean Ruel, a renowned French physician and botanist who taught at the University of Paris. Ruel dedicated much of his life to researching and writing a three volume work detailing the native plants of France. The species name "humilis" means "low-lying," referring to this plant's low growth.