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| | |familia=Scrophulariaceae | | |familia=Scrophulariaceae |
| − | |genus=Torenia | + | |genus=Torenia |
| | |species=fournieri | | |species=fournieri |
| | |common_name=Bluewings, Wishbone flower | | |common_name=Bluewings, Wishbone flower |
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| | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| | |max_zone=12 | | |max_zone=12 |
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| + | |image=Torenia fournieri2.jpg |
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| + | |image_caption=Wishbone flower |
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| − | | latin_name = ''Torenia fournieri''
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| − | | common_names = Wishbone flower
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| − | | growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
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| − | | high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| − | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| − | | origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| − | | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| − | | lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
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| − | | exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| − | | water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| − | | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| − | | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| − | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| − | | usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| − | | sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| − | | color = IndianRed
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| − | | image = Torenia fournieri2.jpg | |
| − | | image_width = 180px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical --> | |
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| − | | regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
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| − | | familia = <!--- Family -->
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| − | | genus = Torenia
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| − | | species = fournieri
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| − | Torenia fournieri, Lind. (T. edentula, Hort., not Benth.). Low, bushy, usually annual, becoming nearly 1 ft. high: st. 4-angled: lvs. petioled, cordate-lanceolate, 1 - 1 1/2 in. long, crenate-serrate; petiole 1/2 in. 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. Var. alba, Hort. (var. White Wings), has pure white fls. Var. compacta, Hort., is a more compact form than the type and rather larger-fld. Var. grandiflora, Hort., has somewhat larger fls. 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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| | + | '''''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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| | ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |
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| − | ==Species== | + | ==Varieties== |
| − | <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
| + | 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. |
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