Goodding's Verbena
Glandularia gooddingii
A low, spreading desert verbena smothered in rounded clusters of lavender flowers nearly year-round after rains. A tireless nectar source and quick groundcover for dry ground.
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT