Prairie Verbena
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Ferny-leaved groundcover smothered in rounded clusters of rose-purple flowers nearly year-round. A tireless nectar source on hot, dry sites.
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, KS, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, NM, OK, SD, TN, TX, WY