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Brazilian Verbena

Scientific name: Verbena bonariensis
Taxonomy
Family:Verbenaceae
Type:Herbaceous perennials
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:4 to 9
Sun:Full sun
Moisture:Dry
Plant Characteristics
Height:6 ft
Width:2 ft
Bloom:Summer flowers
Bloom Time:June to October
Bloom Color:Purple
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Often referred to as Verbena-on-a-Stick, this airy, see-through garden perennial belongs wherever the goal is to attract butterflies.

  Morphology:
This herbaceous perennial grows to 4’-6’ in height and up to 2’ in width. Leaves are dark green, lance-shaped and have serrated margins. The bulk of the leaves appear in a rounded clump near the base of the stems. Stems are stiff, widely branched and square in cross section.

Purple flowers are borne in umbels (inflorescence classified as a cym ) at the ends of the stems. Flowers appear from June through frost.

  Adaptation:
Does best in both full sun as well as part shade

  Pests:
None reported.
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