Torenia asiatica

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Torenia asiatica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Torenia asiatica, Linn. Fig. 3824. Annual, erect or diffuse: st. quadrangular: lvs. ovate or ovate-lanceolate, long-acuminate, serrate, obtuse, not cordate at the base, rough to the touch: peduncles axillary, single-fld.; corolla large; tube dark purple; limb 4-lobed, of a delicate pale purple-blue, with a dark blotch on 3 of the lobes, without a yellow eye; stamens 4, the 2 longer with a subulate spur. India. B.M. 4249. Var. pulcherrima, Hort., has larger, dark violet-blue fls. with a white spot on the upper lip. G.Z. 4:96. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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