All sorts of things pop up in my yard, and before I just pull them out as weeds. I like to see what they are. This is my latest volunteer.
I wasn't sure what it was. My friend Nuytsia@Tas www.flickr.com/people/nuytsia_pix/ gave me a speedy and proper id!!!! It's called (Torenia fournieri) 
Family: Scrophulariaceae •
Genus: Torenia •
Species: fournieri •
Country of Origin: Viet Nam •
Common Names: Wishbone Flower, Bluewings, •
Torenia fournieri by Eric Bronson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
Torenia fournieri or Look at the little beauty that volunteered
Posted by Eric Bronson at 10:34 AM
Labels: groundcovers, scrophulariaceae
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2 comments:
It's so pretty! Are you going to yank this one? If it would grow in Montana, I'd ask you to send it to me . ..
Hah-ha I doubt this would grow in Montana!!!!! Maybe as an annual??????? I'd be glad to send you some seeds.
Eric
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