Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
Twinflower is a delicate, circumboreal evergreen groundcover that carpets cool conifer forests and dangles paired, fragrant pink bell flowers on threadlike stems. A beloved, dainty native for moist, acidic shade.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- wildflower
- Height
- 0.1–0.3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- pink, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- container
- Native states
- AK, CA, CO, ID, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NM, NY, OR, PA, SD, VT, WA, WI, WY