Torenia named Blue Moon #1
by J McCombie
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Torenia named Blue Moon #1
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J McCombie
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Torenia is an excellent annual native to tropical Asia that provides steady bloom in a partially sunny or shady area of the garden from early summer until frost. It grows as an upright but compact bush with cool colored bell shaped flowers. In the cold weather, the foliage turns reddish green. The Moon Series of Torenia is much stronger than the other seed varieties, exhibiting a tolerance to heat and sun that other varieties do not. It is also more trailing than the species variety of Torenia. Blue Moon is a series of trailing Torenia which is ideal for hanging baskets and container plantings, in a variety of blue colors which grows large and densely branched, with shiny leaves and delicate cup-shaped flowers.
Torenia Plants will add unique color and texture to your flower gardens. These heat-resistant plants continue to flower, even in the toughest conditions, in hues ranging from brightest yellow to deepest, velvety purple. They have a slow-growing mounding habit that makes them ideal for hanging baskets and containers, but also as a border or specimen plant.
A relative to the snapdragon, Torenia, pronounced tor-EE-nee-ah, is also called the Wishbone Flower. It thrives in moisture and humidity, but will normally prefer at least partial shade in areas with extremely hot summers. Many gardeners grow Torenia in pots so they can be brought indoors for household color throughout the late fall and winter.
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January 3rd, 2012
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