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Ruta graveolens |
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| Common name |
rue |
| Family |
rutaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial herb |
| Flowers |
yellow |
| Size |
3 ft |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
self-seeds in our garden
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Blue-green mounding foliage
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Tom Dupin | May 10, 2006 | I have had a rue plant growing in not-so-great soil up against the wall of my house in Maryland for about 5 years. Afternoon sun. Caterpillars every year, black swallowtails I think, They do little damage. |
| Susan Johnston | May 26, 2006 | Yes, this is a host plant for not only the black swallowtail caterpillar, but the giant swallowtail caterpillar. The giant swallowtail caterpillars look like bird droppings, at odds with the colorful striped black swallowtail caterpillars. If you disturb them by touching their heads, they will release their orange or red osmenteria (like small horns) that emit a foul order, which is a defense mechanism they use to warn predators.
Susan |
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