Scientific
Name
Verbena rigida
Common
Name
Sandpaper
verbena; Purple verbena |
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Hardiness
Zones: 7 to 10 |
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Habit:
Deciduous
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Growth
Rate: Rapid
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Size: 6 to 12 inches |
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Site
Requirements: Sun; well-drained
to dry soil
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Form:
Spreading mat |
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Texture:
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Foliage: Opposite,
lance-shaped 2 to 4 inch leaves; rough to the touch; coarsely toothed
margins |
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Flower/Fruit: 2
to 3 inch cluster of purple to lilac flowers summer to fall on stiffly
erect spikes |
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Comments: Shear
old growth in early spring; spreads by rhizomes; space plants 18
inches apart; good drought tolerance
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Cultivars:
var. alba
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