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Verbena officinalis

Species

Also called Vervain

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Verbena officinalis
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Fact sheet

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Lightfull sun, part shade, shade

“tolerating full to partial sun, and enjoy well-drained, average soils” — Verbena - Wikipedia

Hardiness zones4–9

“across temperate gardens (USDA zones 4-9).” — Verbena officinalis - How to grow & care

Propagationseed

“Some species are not hardy and are treated as half-hardy annuals in bedding schemes. Plants are usually grown from seed.” — Verbena - Wikipedia

Transplantin spring to summer

“Plant in spring to summer once” — Verbena officinalis - How to grow & care

Toxicitynot toxic

“Non-toxic (leaves used as herbal tea).” — Verbena officinalis - How to grow & care

Pestssweet potato whitefly, bemisia tabaci

“For some verbena pathogens, see List of verbena diseases. Cultivated verbenas are sometimes parasitized by sweet potato whitefly” — Verbena - Wikipedia

Companionshummingbird hawk-moth, chocolate albatross, or the pipevine swallowtail, also hummingbirds, v. officinalis

“attracting Lepidoptera such as the Hummingbird hawk-moth, Chocolate albatross, or the Pipevine swallowtail” — Verbena - Wikipedia

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