Prairie Verbena

Glandularia bipinnatifida

Dakota Mock Vervain

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Native Habitat: Grassland

Central Great Plains, Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, High Plains, Southern Texas Plains, Southwestern Tablelands, Texas Blackland Prairies

Maintenance

Spring: Remove weeds. Summer and fall: Allow to reseed as this is a short lived perennial.

Comments

Gently rounded clusters of pink, lavender, or purple flowers bloom atop stems with highly divided leaves. Often forms brilliant displays of pink or light purple, covering acres of ground. Nectar: Dogface, Spicebush Swallowtail.

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 to

1 ft

Spread

1 to

2 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low, Medium

Leaf Retention

Semi Evergreen

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Purple

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer

Seasonal Interest

Seeds, Nectar

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects

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References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 53. 3) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 165. 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=GLBI2. 5) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Glandularia+bipinnatifida&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 6) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=23826&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=502783#null

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