Heat hardy Ruellia elegans ‘Ragin’ Cajun’ is truly a force majeure, promising not only functionality but also incredible beauty wrapped in a package with showy red bows (ok, they’re flowers). ‘Ragin’ Cajun’ Mexican Petunia, also called False Petunia, is basically the perfect perennial that nobody knows about. Blooming from early May all the way up until the first frost of autumn with impossibly red, four-petaled flowers, this pleasantly spreading mound of consistent blooms attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies of all sorts. When added to the average, full sun, medium-moisture pollinator garden, Ruella elegans ‘Ragin’ Cajun’ happily transforms into a lovely patch of red flowers and deep green foliage all season long, providing surprising contrast when intermingled amongst the typical yellows and pinks of mid-spring and summer. Winner of Dallas Arboretum’s “FlameProof Award”, this selection has proven itself to be virtually unstoppable even in dry, scorching Texas summers.

• Category: Perennials
• Hardiness Zone: 7
• Height: 24 Inches
• Spread: 24 Inches
• Bloom Color: Red