Scientific Name
Verbena bonariensis
Common Name
Brazilian verbena

Characteristics

Season
summer to frost
Height
36-48 inches
Hardiness
USDA Hardiness Zone 7-9
Flower Color
violet
Soil
well drained
Exposure
full sun
Propagation
root cuttings in spring, seed
North Carolina Regions
Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Comments
An upright plant, Verbena bonariensis is considered a "pop-up" plant, filling in vertical space in the perennial border but never taking up too much room. It is naturalized in the USA from South Carolina to Texas. Very attractive to butterflies.
Origin
South America

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

Images: ©Alice B. Russell and Erv Evans

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