Common name: Wishbone Flower, Bluewings
Botanical name: Torenia fournieri 'Catalina Pink' Family: Scrophulariaceae (dog flower family)
Wishbone Flower is an erect, bushy annual with toothed leaves and tiny
pink or blue-purple blossoms with yellow or white throats that resemble
trumpets. The stems and 2 in (5 cm) opposite leaves are glabrous (without
hairs) Needs rich, very moist, well-drained
soil and is ideal for a cool greenhouse; plant in shade in hot regions. Plants
make a compact, upright bush of eight to twelve inches in height. The pink or
pale vilet
flowers have deep purple blotches on the lower petals with yellow
inside. The cool colors are a welcome relief during the heat of summer.
Flowers bloom throughout the summer and autumn
| Photographed at Int. Flower Expo-2006, Delhi. |
Identification credit: Nandan Kalbag
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ntroduced