Moss Verbena Verbena aristigera
Previously known as:
- Verbena tenuisecta
- Phonetic Spelling
- ver-BEE-nah ten-yoo-ih-SEK-tah
- Description
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Moss Verbena is a spreading plant with good drought tolerance that has naturalized from Georgia to Florida growing in old fields, waste areas and roadsides. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Tolerates sandy and low fertility soil. It can be grown as an annual outside of its growing range.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Abbeyville'
- 'Alba'
White flowers
- 'Abbeyville'
- 'Abbeyville', 'Alba'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Abbeyville'
- 'Alba'
White flowers
- 'Abbeyville'
- 'Abbeyville', 'Alba'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Verbena
- Species:
- aristigera
- Family:
- Verbenaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South America
- Distribution:
- Southern US
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 8 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Up to 2-inch clusters of 5 to 15 blue, purple, violet to lilac flowers; strongest bloom in spring, then declining in summer heat; flowering returns with cooler temperatures
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Opposite, fernlike, almost mossy, finely cut triangular dark green leaves, 1 to 1.5 in. long
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Rock Wall
- Slope/Bank
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
