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Verbena xutha
Verbena xutha Lehm.
Gulf Vervain
Verbenaceae (Verbena Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: VEXU
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
This species is a member of the verbena family (family Verbenaceae), which includes about 75 genera and 3,000 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees, mostly of tropical and warm temperate regions. Among them, teak is a highly prized furniture wood, and Vervain, Lantana, Lippia or Frog Fruit, and Chase Tree or Vitex are grown as ornamentals.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Blue , PurpleBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Blue to pale purple, usually with a white throat.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , AZ , LA , MS , OK , TXNative Habitat: Dry mostly sandy soil of beaches, fields, roadsides and blackland prairies from Bowie and Navarro to Jefferson and Cameron counties west to the Trans-Pecos; AL to AZ.
Growing Conditions
Water Use: LowLight Requirement: Sun , Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist
Cold Tolerant: yes
Heat Tolerant: yes
Conditions Comments: Flowers displayed in tall slender spikes arising from an evergreen basal rosette. Easily grown from seed in well drained soil in situ or in pots for transplanting. Foliage can get sparse at the base of the stems, so plant something full and shorter, like Zexmenia, Calylophus or prune back once to 1' in late spring. Appreciates some summer water.
Benefit
Conspicuous Flowers: yesNectar Source: yes
Propagation
Propagation Material: SeedsFrom the National Organizations Directory
According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:Jacob's Well Natural Area - Wimberley, TX
Wildflower Center Seed Bank
LBJWC-1213 Collected 2008-10-19 in Montgomery County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterBibliography
Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. JohnstonSearch More Titles in Bibliography
Web Reference
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona ChapterAdditional resources
USDA: Find Verbena xutha in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Verbena xutha in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Verbena xutha
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-03-01Research By: DEW, JSC, ADA, GAP