Glandularia maritima
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Beach Verbena, Coastal Mock Vervain
Verbenaceae
Also known as Verbena maritima
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Availability: | Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Adaptable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | 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. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| 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. |