Wishbone Flower, Torenia

Torenia fournieri Linden ex E. Fourn.

toe-RENE-ee-ah four-knee-AIR-eye

Scrophulariaceae

Explanation of name: Genus named for Rev. Olof Toren, 18th century Swedish chaplain of the British East India Co. Specific epithet for botanist Eugene Fournier who published the original account of the species.

Natural range:  Tropical Asia

Recognition:  Snapdragon-shaped blue (or pink or white) flowers with the stamens forming a wishbone at the throat. The Panda Series are dwarf, 4”-8” tall (CHR).

Landscape uses: Showy-flowered annual tolerant of limited shade and of South Florida summer.  Best in dappled sun with ample moisture.  Self-seeds and has escaped cultivation.  May be grown from cuttings

Internet source: http://www.gardenerspath.com/plantguide/torenia.html