Bluewings is a small annual with blue, white or pink flowers marked with yellow, often grown as a bedding or landscape plant. It does best in warm, moist conditions with steady water and some sun.
Family
Linderniaceae (Linderni family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and do not let it dry out completely.
Soil
Moist, fertile, well-drained garden soil or peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
India to S. China and Indo-China, Taiwan
Climate
wet tropical
About
Torenia fournieri, the bluewings or wishbone flower, is an annual plant in the Linderniaceae, with blue, white, or pink flowers that have yellow markings. It is typically grown as a landscape annual, reaching 12–15 in. tall. It has simple opposite or subopposite leaves with serrated edges.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.