LINNEA BOREALIS
I believe Linnéa Borealis is the only plant named after Linné. The Linnéa is a very delicate wild plant - just about 1 in. high - growing in the deep shadow of Northern spruce forests.
The plant has two flowers on top of each very thin stem. Foliage is in the form of creeping runners growing in deep moss.
I was glad this year to find some linnea-plants on sale at my favorite nursery. After preparing the peat border with some mossy soil I brought home from nature, I planted some Linnéas there. They have been very well in bloom this first summer. It is an open question though if they like it enough there to return next year.
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