Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

beach verbena, coastal mock vervain

Synonym(s):

Verbena maritima

Genus species:

Glandularia maritima

Family:

Verbenaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1 ft tall by 1-1.5 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

purple

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

evergreen

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden, groundcover. Would also work well as a mass planting. Can be grown in containers.

Considerations:

Be careful to plant only your local verbenas.  Closely related verbenas hybridize, and you do not want to damage the genetics of the species found naturally near you.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagation:

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Nectar source for a variety of butterflies and moths, including Gulf fritillaries, hawkmoths and long-tailed skippers.





Pollinated by miner bees and long-tongued bees such as bumblebees and orchid bees.

Native Habitats:

Back dunes, dunal swales, coastal hammocks. Sandy open areas.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Endemic.  This plant is listed as endangered by the State of Florida.



Harvesting and transporting from the wild require landowner permission and may require a permit from the state. Please acquire through a reputable native plant nursery.