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Linderniaceae
Torenia crustacea
Torenia crustacea
Also known as Antirrhinum hexandrum, Torenia ovata, Torenia rubella, Vandellia racemosa
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Torenia · Tropical Perennial · Wishbone Flower · Part Shade · Ground Cover · Container Plant · Humid Climate · Linderniaceae · Small Flowers · Warm Climate
Torenia crustacea is a delicate tropical perennial in the wishbone flower family, producing small, attractive blooms suited to warm, humid conditions in part shade. It performs well as a ground cover or container plant in tropical and subtropical gardens, or indoors in bright indirect light with consistent moisture. Maintain warm temperatures above 60°F (15°C) and ensure good humidity to keep this plant thriving.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly and allow the top inch of soil to dry out between waterings; do not allow to sit in standing water · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.3–5.7
- Temperature
- 50°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 10a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 12 in
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Andaman Is., Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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