FNPS Plant Database

Glandularia tampensis

Tampa vervain

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

Tampa vervain

Synonym(s):

Verbena tampensis

Genus species:

Glandularia tampensis

Family:

Verbenaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-1.5 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

purple

Fruit Color:

NA

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.

Availability:

Big Box Stores, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagation:

Cuttings. Would grow from seed in nature, but reported not to reliably self-seed in garden settings.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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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:

Soil pH:

Acidic to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

9A,9B,10A,10B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts butterflies, hummingbird moths, and bees. 

Native Habitats:

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

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Naturally very rare. Please acquire only from reputable sources.



Usualliy said to be perennial, but may not get past the first year.

Citations:

Chapin, Linda.  2000.  Field guide to the rare plants of Florida.  Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL.



Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell.  1999.  Native Florida Plants.  Gulf Publishing Company.  Houston, TX.



Huegel, Craig.  https://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2010/08/tampa-verbena-glandularia-tampensis.html



Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. 

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