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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 30 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Eating Methods: Tea
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Vervain
  • Simpler's Joy
  • Vervena
  • Herb of the Cross
  • Prostrate Verbena

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Location: Ponta do Pargo - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-17
Location: On a waste land, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-10
Location: Ponta do Pargo - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-17
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2015-06-09

Photo by Leo Michels
Location: On a waste land, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-10
Location: On a waste land, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-10
stem and leaves

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Courtesy Outsidepride
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