Scientific Name:	Verbena bonariensis
Pronunciation:	vur-BEE-nuh boe-nar-ee-EN-siss
Common Name:	purpletop verbena
Family Name:	Verbenaceae
Plant Type:	Annual, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Very tall wiry stiff stems topped with mauve clusters of florets
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Stiffly upright Form: Vase Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: South America (Brazil to Argentina) Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Fall interest, Perennial border, Summer interest, Tall background Additional Info: Google Images. Cultivars shown or on campus include V. 'Lollipop'.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Pubescent Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Oblanceolate Apices: Acute Bases: Truncate Margins: Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Spike-like, Cyme Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Showy, Purple Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Fruit Type: Nut Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Oct Additional Info: Not showy, nutlets

Bark or Stem Colour:

Pest Susceptibility:	Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (BUG) BUG garden Location Map

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