Wishbone flower - Garden Ideas & Outdoor Decor

Light:

Part Sun,
Shade

Type:

Annual

Height:

6 to 12 inches

Width:

6-9 inches wide, depending on type

Flower Color:

Blue,
Pink,
White

Seasonal Features:

Fall Bloom,
Spring Bloom,
Summer Bloom

Problem Solvers:

Deer Resistant

Special Features:

Good for Containers

how to grow Wishbone flower

Propagation

Seed

garden plans for Wishbone flower

Blue-Theme Garden Plan

Annual Garden for Shade

Bold and Bright Foundation Garden Plan

more varieties for Wishbone flower

Catalina Gilded Grape wishbone flower

(Catalina Gilded Grape Torenia) is a mounding selection featuring bright yellow flowers with purple throats. It grows 16 inches tall and trails 24 inches.

Catalina White Linen wishbown flower

(Catalina White Linen Torenia) shows off lovely pure-white flowers on a compact, mounding/trailing plant. It grows 16 inches tall and 24 inches across.

Clown wishbone flower

(Torenia ‘Clown Mix’) offers a mixture of colors, including blue with purple edges, on compact, 1-foot-tall plants.

Moon Purple wishbone flower

(Torenia ‘Moon Purple’) has a mounding or trailing habit and lovely lavender-purple flowers over shiny green foliage. It grows 10 inches tall and 16 inches wide.

Moon Yellow wishbone flower

(Torenia ‘Moon Yellow’) has a mounding/trailing habit and soft yellow flowers with a purple throat. It grows 10 inches tall and 16 inches wide.

plant Wishbone flower with

Sweet alyssum

Sweet alyssum, with its dainty, fragrant flowers, is often used in containers and hanging baskets to spill over the edges, creating a soft, frothy look. It’s also a great edging plant because of its tidy, compact habit. Regardless of how you use it, sweet alyssum does best in spring and fall’s cool conditions (or use it for winter color in very warm climates).In cool-summer conditions, such as the northern third of the United States, sweet alyssum will bloom steadily through the summer. It halts bloom in summer in warmer areas.

Begonia

Talk about foolproof: Annual begonia is about as easy as it gets. It does well in a variety of conditions, but to keep it its most luxuriant best, give it light shade; rich, well-drained soil; and ample water. It also loves plenty of fertilizer, so be generous.Plant annual begonias in spring after all danger of frost has passed. No need to deadhead this flower unless you want to, it’s “self-cleaning!”

Impatiens

What would we do without impatiens? It’s the old reliable for shade gardens when you want eye-popping color all season long. The plants bloom in just about every color except true blue and are well suited to growing in containers or in the ground. If you have a bright spot indoors, you may be able to grow impatiens all year as an indoor plant.

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