Torenia 'Duchess Dark Blue' (Duchess Series)
Wishbone flower 'Duchess Dark Blue', Bluewings 'Duchess Dark Blue', Blue wing flower 'Duchess Dark Blue', Summer pansy 'Duchess Dark Blue', Torenia 'Duchess Deep Blue', Torenia fournieri 'Duchess Deep Blue'
Torenia Torenia
'Duchess Dark Blue' _ 'Duchess Dark Blue' is a tender, compact, upright annual with pointed, ovate, toothed, light green leaves and, in summer, short racemes of dark purple-blue flowers with white to violet throats and yellow-marked lower petals.
Torenia 'Duchess Dark Blue' (Duchess Series) is: Deciduous
Compact, Bushy, Upright
Blue, White, Purple, Pink in Summer
Light green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn
Pinch out stem tips to promote a bushy habit.
Sow seed at 18C in mid-spring.
Seed
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Torenia 'Duchess Dark Blue' (Duchess Series) (Wishbone flower 'Duchess Dark Blue') will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.2m after 1 year.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Hanging baskets
Plant outdoors in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade once danger of frost has passed. Do not allow soil to dry out. Under glass, grow in bright filtered light with good ventilation. In growth, water freely & feed every 2-3 weeks.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Torenia 'Duchess Dark Blue' (Duchess Series)
Wishbone flower 'Duchess Dark Blue', Bluewings 'Duchess Dark Blue', Blue wing flower 'Duchess Dark Blue', Summer pansy 'Duchess Dark Blue', Torenia 'Duchess Deep Blue', Torenia fournieri 'Duchess Deep Blue'
Torenia Torenia
'Duchess Dark Blue' _ 'Duchess Dark Blue' is a tender, compact, upright annual with pointed, ovate, toothed, light green leaves and, in summer, short racemes of dark purple-blue flowers with white to violet throats and yellow-marked lower petals.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Compact, Bushy, Upright
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Blue, White, Purple, Pink in Summer
Light green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn
Pinch out stem tips to promote a bushy habit.
Sow seed at 18C in mid-spring.
Seed
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Torenia 'Duchess Dark Blue' (Duchess Series) (Wishbone flower 'Duchess Dark Blue') will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.2m after 1 year.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Hanging baskets
Plant outdoors in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade once danger of frost has passed. Do not allow soil to dry out. Under glass, grow in bright filtered light with good ventilation. In growth, water freely & feed every 2-3 weeks.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10
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