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| latin_name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
|familia=Scrophulariaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Torenia
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|species=fournieri
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Bluewings, Wishbone flower
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit=herbaceous
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|Max ht box=12
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Max ht metric=in
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Max wd box=10
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|Max wd metric=in
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|exposure=part-sun, shade
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| color = IndianRed
|features=flowers
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|flowers=blue, purple
| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
|Temp Metric=°F
| divisio = <!--- Phylum -->
|min_zone=11
| classis = <!--- Class -->
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| ordo = <!--- Order -->
|max_zone=12
| familia = <!--- Family -->
|image=Torenia fournieri2.jpg
| genus =
|image_width=180
| species =
|image_caption=Wishbone flower
| subspecies =
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'''''Torenia fournieri''''' ('''Wishbone flower''') is a [[plant]] in the figwort family, [[Scrophulariaceae]].
''Torenia fournieri'' is a [[herbaceous plant]] with opposite, simple [[leaf|leaves]], on green, flexible stems. The flowers are blue, purple, or white, borne in summer.
Low, bushy, usually annual, becoming nearly 1 foot high: stem 4-angled: leaves petioled, cordate-lanceolate, 1 - 1 1/2 inches long, crenate-serrate; petiole 1/2 inch long: corolla-tube narrow, yellow; corolla-limb 2-lipped, the posterior lip not cut, pale blue, the anterior 3-lobed; lobes round-obtuse, dark purplish blue, the anterior lobe marked with a yellow blotch.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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==Species==
==Varieties==
Var. alba, Hort. (var. White Wings), has pure white flowers.
Var. compacta, Hort., is a more compact form than the type and rather larger-flowered.
Var. grandiflora, Hort., has somewhat larger flowers and is more free-flowering.
Var. speciosa, Hort., is a showy form offered in the trade, probably very similar to var. grandiflora.
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