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Verbena Species, White Verbena, White Vervain

Verbenaurticifolia

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Family

Verbenaceae (ver-be-NAY-see-ee)

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Genus

Verbena (ver-BEE-nuh)

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Species

urticifolia (ur-tik-ih-FOH-lee-uh)

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Synonym

Verbena curtisii

Verbena diffusa

Verbena incarnata

Sun Exposure

Sun to Partial Shade

Foliage

Herbaceous

Height

24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Spacing

15-18 in. (38-45 cm)

18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)

USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Danger

N/A

Bloom Color

White/Near White

Bloom Time

Late Summer/Early Fall

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sadele

Sag Harbor, NY (Zone 7a) | September 2015 | neutral

Three of these popped up in the garden this year. Mine are about 3' tall, scraggly, mostly stem. Flowers are minor. Not as stately as ...Read More

kittysue

Fairborn, OH | November 2008 | neutral

Useful to some types of bees and other flying insects. Flowers are only noticeable within a few feet. Flowers alternate bloom, making thi...Read Mores plant, even at it's best, a weed.

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