Twinflower Review

The ( Linnaea borealis ) is a delicate, creeping evergreen subshrub famous for its paired, bell-shaped flowers that hang from slender Y-shaped stalks . A member of the honeysuckle family ( Caprifoliaceae ), it is a "circumboreal" plant, meaning it is found throughout the northern forests of Europe, Asia, and North America. It was famously the favorite flower of Carl Linnaeus , the father of modern taxonomy, who chose it as his personal emblem and had his portrait painted holding it. Twinflower facts and information | Trees for Life