Glandularia maritima
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9A 9B
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Beach Verbena, Coastal Mock Vervain
Verbenaceae
Also known as Verbena maritima
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 1 ft tall by 1-1.5 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Purple | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen | |
| Habitats: | Back dunes, dunal swales, coastal hammocks. Sandy open areas. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden, groundcover. Would also work well as a mass planting. Can be grown in containers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| 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 Tolerance: | High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
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.