The common name arises from the twin like nature its plant parts. The pink to white bell-like flowers are nodding and are born in pairs on short, thin Y-shaped stalks, seldom exceeding six inches in height, hence the common name “twinflower”.

It is the only species in the genus Linnaea. It is a boreal to subarctic woodland subshrub, commonly known as twinflower (sometimes written twin flower).

Mar 21, 2014 · Oblongleaf twinflower, an easy-to-care-for native groundcover that attracts bees and butterflies. It is a host plant for the common buckeye.

Average to moist soil. Attractive foliage, makes a great groundcover in sun to shade. Blue/purple flowers spring to fall.

Feb 16, 2023 · This is a creeping ground cover with trailing hairy stems reaching 3 ft. in length. These groups of slender, woody stems bear glossy, bright, ...

About the Twinflower. A charming little woodland groundcover. It produces small, pink, fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers in pairs. A creeping evergreen vine ...

Twinflower (Linnaea borealis L.) is a miniature, evergreen creeping plant that produces pairs of fragrant pink, bell-like flowers in late spring or early summer ...

Twinflower (Linnaea borealis), a beautiful and delicate flower of the native pinewoods, is now quite rare in Scotland, in contrast to its abundance elsewhere.

Apr 18, 2023 · General description: Erect herbaceous perennial with narrow, opposite leaves and tubular, lavender flowers marked by darker purple streaks.

Twinflower, Oblongleaf Twinflower. Acanthaceae. Plant Specifics. Form: Flower. Size: 0.5-1 ft. Life Span: Long-lived perennial. Flower Color: Lavender.