Rose verbena
Also known as: rose vervain
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Morphology
- Stem
- Ascending or decumbent, several to many, branching from bases, 12 to 24 inches long, glabrous or hairy.
- Leaves
- Opposite, simple, variable, on stalks 1 to 3 inches long, ovate to lanceolate in outline, 1 to 3.5 inches long, .5 to 1.5 inch wide, hairy or nearly glabrous; margins incised or cleft; tips pointed.
- Inflorescence
- Spikes, many-flowered, initially flattened and head-like, elongate in fruit.
- Flower
- Calyces 5-lobed, about .5 inch long, sparsely glandular-hairy, lobes unequal; corolla tubes topped by 5 spreading, often notched lobes, about .5 inch wide at top, rose, pink, lavender, purple, blue, or white; stamens 4, in 2 groups.
- Fruit
- Nutlets, 4, slender, ridged, blackish, 1-seeded.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Rocky prairie hillsides, waste places, open woodlands, and roadsides, most abundant on dry, well-drained sites with sparse vegetation.
- Distribution
- Principally east 1/3 of Kansas.
Additional Notes
Comments
This is the showiest of the verbenas. It is the source of many garden hybrids. Rose verbena can be transplanted, but plants usually live only 2-3 years. It grows better from seeds.
Synonyms
Alternative scientific names that have been used for this plant.
Scientific Name: Verbena canadensis
Full Citation: Verbena canadensis Britton
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Verbenaceae - Vervain Family
- Life Span
- Perennial
- Height
- 8-24 inches
- Last Updated
- 2007-09-08
Color Groups
Pink, Red & Orange Wildflowers
White, Green & Greenish White Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: May, June