De La Mina Verbena, Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'

About De La Mina Verbena (Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina') 31 Nurseries Carry This Plant

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Horticultural selection from Verbena lilacina. This adaptable mounding perennial is a selection from Cedros Island. It produces mounds of delicate green foliage and has dark purple blossoms with lavender streaks and the blossoms are lightly scented. Though there are more flowers in the spring, this plant has blossoms throughout most of the year which attracts butterflies throughout the year. This small shrub grows to about about 2' high and spreads to about 4'. It does best in well drained soils but will tolerate clay soil provided it isn't over-watered. This is a very attractive and versatile plant for any flower border, butterfly garden or plant it in containers on a patio. To maintain a dense form shear lightly in summer, and remove spent flowers. The butterflies will flock to your garden! De la Mina Verbena was selected by Carol Bornstein and introduced by the santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Grows best in loamy, medium draining soil. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and part shade in inland sites. Selected for the garden; introduced by santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

Thanks to Moosa Creek Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant

Plant Description

Plant Type

Shrub

Size

2 - 3 ft tall
3 - 4 ft wide

Form

Rounded

Growth Rate

Fast

Dormancy

Evergreen

Flower Color

Purple

Flowering Season

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife Supported

Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 likely * ) SHOW ALL

White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata

Landscaping Information

Sun

Full Sun, Part shade

Moisture

Low

Nurseries

Carried by 31

Cold Tolerance

Soil Drainage

Medium

Soil Description

loamy, medium draining

Site Characteristics

Alternative Names

Common Names: De La Mina Lilac Verbena

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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links: Jepson eFlora Taxon Page CalPhotos Wikipedia Calflora

De La Mina Verbena

Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'

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Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'