Scientific Name:
Torenia fournieri
(incl. hybrid cvs.)
Pronunciation:
tor-EN-ee-uh for-NEER-eye
Common Name:
wishbone flower, torenia
Family Name:
Linderniaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as)
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, most 2-3cm long x 1-2cm wide, ovate, margin serrate; flowers bilabiate and trumpet shaped with 2 fused pistils.
Habit:
Pendulous, Upright
Form:
Weeping
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
South Asia / India
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Hanging basket
Additional Info:
Google. Note: some images may be of hybrids including T. 'Summer Wave Blue'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Yellow, Blue, Violet, Pink (Commonly bicolored)
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Stamens folded together in wishbone shape.
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
Mold, Root rot
