Verbena rigida
| Verbena rigida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Verbena |
| Species: | V. rigida |
| Binomial name | |
| Verbena rigida Spreng.[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Verbena rigida, known as slender vervain[2] or tuberous vervain, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the family Verbenaceae. It is native to Brazil and Argentina, and is not fully hardy in temperate climates, where consequently it is grown from seed as an annual.
Growing to 60 centimetres (24 in), it has a spreading habit, with stalkless toothed leaves and bright purple or magenta, scented flowers in summer. Numerous cultivars have been selected for garden use.[3][4][5]
The species has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Verbena rigida". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardens/Hyde-Hall/About-HydeHall/Plant-of-the-month/August/Verbena-rigida
- ↑ http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Verbena_rigida.html
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Verbena rigida". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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