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Caprifoliaceae
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
Also known as Ground vine, Linnaea, Deer vine, Obolaria borealis
Native Plants · Groundcover · Woodland · Boreal · Shade · Trailing · Wildflower · Fragrant · Native · Cool-Climate
Twinflower is a delicate boreal groundcover that thrives in cool, moist, acidic soils under dappled shade, mimicking its native forest habitat. Keep the soil consistently moist and mulch well to retain moisture and regulate soil temperature. It is best suited to rock gardens or shaded woodland settings in cooler climates and does not tolerate heat or drought.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but never waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil pH
- 4–4.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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