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Summer Wave® Trailing Large Amethyst Wishbone Flower Torenia hybrid

Exposure
  • Sun or Shade
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
10" 12" 25cm 30cm
Height: 8" - 10"
Spread: 10" - 12"
Height: 20cm - 25cm
Spread: 25cm - 30cm
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  • Details

    8 - 10 Inches
    10 - 12 Inches
    10 - 12 Inches
    20cm - 25cm
    25cm - 30cm
    25cm - 30cm

    Features

    Amethyst-colored flowers all season; excellent heat tolerance; loves the shade; low maintenance

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    Heat Tolerant
    Deadheading Not Necessary
    Attracts: 
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Annual
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    8 - 10 Inches 20cm - 25cm
    Trails Up To: 
    36 Inches 91cm
    Spacing: 
    10 - 12 Inches 25cm - 30cm
    Spread: 
    10 - 12 Inches 25cm - 30cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Flower Shade: 
    Purple
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Trailing
    Container Role: 
    Spiller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun or Shade

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Planting To Frost
    Hardiness Zones: 
    10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses Notes: 

    Use in hanging baskets, window boxes, landscaping and combination planters

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary.

    An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.

    Torenia are somewhat of a legacy in the Proven Winners spring collection. This year, one of Proven Winners most popular varieties is joined by Large Violet, a larger version of 'Blue (Violet)'. This filtered-sun lover provides superb color throughout even the hottest months of the year and does well in pots and window boxes. Like all the rest of the Summer Waves, this plant thrives in high humidity. Plant it alone, or combine it with Sutera cordata (Bacopa) or Supertunias.

    Summer Wave® Trailing Large Amethyst Torenia hybrid 'Sunrenilapa' USPP 16,055
  • 5 Reviews

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    • I love Torenia Wishbone flowers. They bloom all summer into late fall. I also love the colors purple, yellow, or pink. Please keep supplying Meijer's with this easy to care for plants....

      Mrs. Beverly Walker
      , Indiana
      , United States
      , 9 years ago
    • survives forgotten watering-perks back up the branches turn up at the ends toward the light very lush I water it twice a day my porch has morning sun,faces north +I use fish emulsion fertilizer summer wave amethyst is fuller with bigger flowers

      cathy
      , Arkansas
      , United States
      , 13 years ago
    • LOVE IT!!!!! Grow them in containers on my porch, they look fabulous all summer long!

      Stevie Prince
      , Virginia
      , United States
      , 13 years ago
    • Did fantastic this summer on my back screened porch which gets lots of hot sun in the afternoon - watered about every 2-3 days - now blooming even more and going strong mid-October! I will buy this again next year!

      Julie Schmidt
      , South Carolina
      , United States
      , 13 years ago
    • Thrives in my mostly shady backyard like nothing else.

      Meredith
      , Virginia
      , United States
      , 13 years ago
  • 20 Awards

    Award Year Award Plant Trial
    2007 Best of the Zoo Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    2007 Best of the Zoo Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    2007 Best of the Zoo Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    2007 Best of the Zoo Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    2005 Top Pick Dallas Arboretum
    2005 Flame Proof Dallas Arboretum
    2005 Top Pick Dallas Arboretum
    2005 Flame Proof Dallas Arboretum
    2005 Top Pick Dallas Arboretum
    2005 Flame Proof Dallas Arboretum
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