Plants have come and gone in our garden. But one small bloom, torenia - or wishbone flower, is still a summer favorite. I fell for the charming, profuse blooms in the 1980s when looking for ...

Question: We like to grow torenia during the summer. Why is it also called wishbone flower? Answer: Gardeners that grow torenia may just be a bit lucky. If you are making a bouquet or using them in ...

As a gardening writer and teacher, I often visit nurseries seeking information or doing research while looking for needed items on a short list. Though I am an ardent plant lover, I go armed with the ...

The University of Georgia just announced its Classic City Award winners from its plant trial program, and I was beyond thrilled to see that Catalina Pink torenia, or wishbone flower, was one of the ...

*Growth habit: An upright to sprawling annual growing to 12 inches tall and twice as wide. The leaves are medium to dark green, ovate in shape with a coarsely toothed margin and growing to 2 inches ...

The Kauai series wishbone flower is a Louisiana Super Plant selection for spring 2014. (Courtesy of Dan Gill) Gardeners often wish for colorful bedding plants that will thrive in our long, hot, humid ...