Scientific Name: Torenia fournieri
Common Name: Wishbone Plant
Hardiness Degree: 40°F (4.4°C)
Blooming Season: Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer
Plant Habit: Mounded
Characteristics: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Heat Tolerant, Shade Tolerant, Low Maintenance
Water: Medium
Fertilize: Every two weeks
Spacing: 10 - 14" (25 - 36cm)
Height: 8 - 10" (20 - 25cm)
Width: 10 - 12" (25 - 30cm)
Exposure: Partial Sun
General Information: One of few landscape annuals that produces loads of color in high heat and humidity. Flexible enough to double as an indoor plant.
A Hot Summer Survivors and a Made for the Shade selection!
Torenia is one of the few landscape annuals that can survive extreme Summer heat and humidity. Supplied with excellent seed quality, Clown torenia delivers compact, early and well-branched plants with a tight flowering window. Taller and more colourful with larger flowers than comparable series. Works well in colour bowls and mixed plantings, in borders and beds, and as an indoor lifestyle plant. Supplied as easy-to-sow pelleted seed.