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Twin Flower
Linnaea borealis var. longiflora
  
About Twin Flower (Linnaea borealis var. longiflora) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Twin Flower (Linnaea borealis var. longiflora) is a native perennial herb that grows in central and northern California. It tends to grow in moist places, at elevations from 0-8000 feet.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
1.6 - 3.1 in tall
3 ft wide

Form
Form
Spreading

Dormancy
Dormancy
Evergreen

Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrant - Pleasant

Flower Color
Flower Color
Pink

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Shade, Part Shade

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 5° F

Soil Description
Soil Description
Moist, acidic soil. Soil PH: < - 6.8

Common uses
Common uses
Groundcovers

Companion Plants
Companion Plants

Propagation
Propagation?
Most effective way to propagate this plant is through stem cuttings (late spring) or by layering as seeds can be difficult to collect.

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Moist places, open or dense forest, thickets, shorelines

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 23.5" - 152.6", Summer Precipitation: 1.03" - 5.78", Coldest Month: 10.8" - 46.6", Hottest Month: 34.1" - 72.0", Humidity: 0.34" - 21.82", Elevation: 15" - 14092"

Alternative Names
Botanical Names: Linnaea borealis ssp. americana
Common Names: Longtube Twinflower


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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