Glandularia tenuisecta azul escuro

Glandularia pulchella is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family known by the common name South American mock vervain. It is native to Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, and it is present elsewhere as an introduced species and roadside weed. It is an annual or perennial herb producing one or more stems growing decumbent to erect in form and hairy to hairless in texture. The rough-haired leaves are divided deeply into lobes. The inflorescence is a dense, headlike spike of many flowers up to 1.5 centimeters wide. Each flower corolla is up to 1.4 centimeters wide and white to purple in color.

Verbena pulchella
Verbena tenuisecta

Glandularia pulchella - Wikipedia

 

Scientific: Glandularia pulchella (formerly Verbena pulchella, also known as V. tenera, V. tenuisecta, or V. pulchella gracilior)
Common: Moss verbena
Family: Verbenaceae
Origin: La Plata region of South Brazil

Pronounciation: Glan-du-LAR-ee-a pul-CHEL-la

Hardiness zones
Sunset 8-24 (summer annual in colder zones)
USDA 9-11 (summer annual in colder zones)

Landscape Use: Perennial border accent, edging plant, ground cover, rock garden, container and hanging baskets. Great when arranged in groups with individual planted about 3' on center.

Form & Character: Delicate herbaceous perennial often grown as an annual, graceful and soft.

Growth Habit: A low, prostrate, matting and spreading ground cover, unusually les than 4 to 6 inches in height, spreading to 3 feet.

Foliage/Texture: Foliage small, deeply cut, pinntified, gray green, to 1 inch long; fine texture.

Flowers & Fruits: Abundant upright clusters of rose violet, blue to magenta flowers on 2 to 4 inches stalks, fruit inconspicuous.

Seasonal Color: Flowers during much of the year in Phoenix.

Temperature: Tolerant of heat, susceptible to frost and freeze damage.

Light: Full sun to partial shade. Avoid intense western exposures.

Soil: Fast draining soils are preferred, sandy soils are best. In Phoenix, use decomposing granite as a landscape mulch when planting moss verbena.

Watering: Apply regular water in Phoenix especially during the summer months.

Pruning: Head or trim back lightly during lulls in flowering only as needed.

Propagation: Seed, cutting

Disease and pests: Susceptible to root rot in poorly drained and/or damp soils.

Additional comments: This is the best Glandularia species for Phoenix landscapes; a great colorful herbaceous perennial for small and medium size landscape spaces. It is often used as warm season annual. White and pink flowering cultivars are available. Intolerant of foot traffic.

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