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-obovate, petioles short, margins toothed towards apex, most 1-2cm long; flowers
in nodding pairs on Y-shaped stalks, corollas pink to purple, 1-1.5cm long, flaring to 5 white-fringed lobes.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
< 0.1m
Mature Spread:
< 0.1m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Europe, North America (any northern moist subarctic, boreal, or cool temperate forests)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Ground cover, Rock garden, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers paired
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Not showy, Nutlets with sticky glandular hairs
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Runners (or stolons)
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
