I use to live in West Texas and people grew them there, but I have not saw any, since I have moved here to Arkansas. I would love to have some for a hanging basket. They are very beautiful. What colors do you have? Do you know where they sell the seeds?
Thanks
Ann

These are from cuttings. They are new selections one is called something? moon. It is yellow and purple, I also have purple and a lavender. The colors are nicer than the seed grown torenia. You can get them in garden centers. I got mine at Faucett greenhouse in Neosho. I even got some at Wal-Mart, but it took a while for those to recover. They were too big and bushy and they went down hill after I got them home. They may be called proven winners; I'm not sure. They are premium annuals about $4 for 4 inch or so pot.

Thanks for the tip. I am always looking for new things that do well in our hot summers.

I don't think I have seen them locally, but maybe just missed knowing what they were.

I called my friend from College Station, TX and she said the Trailing Torenia hold up better in the heat than some of the other Torenia. Next year I am going to have to find the trailing kind. I am so tired of the same old annuals they sell in my area every year, so if you think of anything else different than the common annuals give it a post. I need something in front of my flower garden that will not wilt and 12 inches or less. I lost a lot of petunia this year due to wilt disease. Sorry about rambling.
Ann

I have had no bug or disease problems, but I wouldn't say they are tough. Mine are in pots in part shade; I take very good care of them. What I like is the lovely colors and they bloom their heads off. I think they may be sterile. I keep mine watered which may make you say duh, but not everything here gets watered. I make up pots in the spring of somewhat expensive plants and I try to be a little artistic on these. I have them out the front where my 91 year old mother can see them through the glass door. These always get taken care of. Then I have the back and side of my house where vines and weeds are bad and the copperheads come out every evening.

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