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What is

Life Span
Annual

Type
Herbs

Origin
-

Types
Torenia fournieri

Number of Varieties
50 73

Habitat
along watercourse, Moist Soils, shaded moist road banks

USDA Hardiness Zone
10-12

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 3

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
30.00 cm 100

Minimum Width
20.30 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Narrow and lance shape

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

Repeat Bloomer
Yes

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Pot

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Neutral

Soil Type
Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity
-

Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Partial Sun

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
20-20-20 amount

Pests and Diseases
fungus, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
-

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
No

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
cornea infecion, gonorrhoea

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Stem

Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
-

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
TORENIA 'Dantorwhite'

Common Name
Bluewings, Torenia, White Moon Torenia, Wishbone Flower

In Hindi
Torenia

In German
Torenia

In French
Torénia

In Spanish
Torenia

In Greek
Torenia

In Portuguese
Torenia

In Polish
Torenia

In Latin
Torenia

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Scrophulariales

Family
Scrophulariaceae

Genus
Torenia

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
3 100

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Properties of Torenia

Want to know the properties of Torenia? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Torenia is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Torenia Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Torenia Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Torenia. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Torenia physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 20.30 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Narrow and lance shape. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Torenia

Taking Torenia Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Torenia include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Torenia

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Torenia is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Torenia is a very important plant from Annual Plants. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Torenia fournieri. This plant's habitat is along watercourse, Moist Soils and shaded moist road banks and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-12. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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