School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Linnaea borealis |
Pronunciation: | LIN-ee-uh bor-ee-AL-is |
Common Name: | twin flower |
Family Name: | Caprifoliaceae |
Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
Key ID Features: | Leaves opposite, simple, ovate to obovate, petioles short, margins toothed towards apex, most 1-2 cm long; flowers in nodding pairs on Y-shaped stalks, corollas pink to purple, 1-1.5 cm long, flaring to 5 white-fringed lobes. |
Course(s): | Level 4 Apprenticeship |
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Pest Susceptibility: | Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought resistant |
Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed Location Map |