White Veld Violet

Ruellia patula

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

• Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document	Features
PlantZAfrica Jan. 1, 2026, 8:36 a.m.	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Ground cover Perennial Shrub Soil: loam Soil: sandy Color data Flowering data
Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping May 22, 2026, 11:31 p.m.	Sun Ground cover Egoli Granite Grassland

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

• (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bart Wursten source
• (c) Riana Fourie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Riana Fourie source
• no rights reserved, uploaded by S.MORE source
• no rights reserved, uploaded by S.MORE source
• (c) Kate Braun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kate Braun source
• no rights reserved, uploaded by S.MORE source
• no rights reserved, uploaded by S.MORE source