Difference between revisions of "Torenia fournieri"
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+ | '''''Torenia fournieri''''' ('''Wishbone flower''') is a [[plant]] in the figwort family, [[Scrophulariaceae]]. | ||
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+ | ''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. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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− | == | + | ==Varieties== |
− | + | Var. alba, Hort. (var. White Wings), has pure white flowers. | |
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+ | Var. compacta, Hort., is a more compact form than the type and rather larger-flowered. | ||
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+ | Var. grandiflora, Hort., has somewhat larger flowers and is more free-flowering. | ||
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+ | Var. speciosa, Hort., is a showy form offered in the trade, probably very similar to var. grandiflora. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 28 April 2010
Habit | herbaceous
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Height: | ⇕ | 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. |
Width: | ⇔ | 10 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. |
Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall |
Exposure: | ☼ | part-sun, shade |
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Features: | ✓ | flowers |
USDA Zones: | 11 to 12 | |
Flower features: | ❀ | blue, purple |
Torenia > |
Torenia fournieri (Wishbone flower) is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae.
Torenia fournieri is a herbaceous plant with opposite, simple 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
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Propagation
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Pests and diseases
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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.
Gallery
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Torenia fournieri. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Torenia fournieri QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)