Glandularia tampensis

Tampa vervain

Verbenaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-1.5 ft

Life Span:

annual to short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

purple

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms most heavily in spring.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden.

Considerations:

Short lived and may not reseed. Best to plan on this behaving like an annual.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Suitable to Grow In:

9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts butterflies, hummingbird moths, and bees. 

Native Habitats:

Mesic flatwoods, live oak-cabbage palm hammock. Edges and clearings.