Verbena tenuisecta (Moss Mock Vervain, South American mock vervain )
Verbena tenuisecta is a tender perennial but usally used as an annual.It has a green decidious folliage and purple flowers.This plant is usually used as a trailing plant.
Tolerates heat and drought, and needs well drained soil, and full sun to partial shade to grow in a healthy way.
- Landscape Information
- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Dinesh Valke from Thane, India (South American Mock Vervain) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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French Name: Verveine
Pronunciation: ver-BEE-nuh ten-yoo-ee-SEK-tuh
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Plant type: Shrub, Groundcover
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Origin: South America
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Heat Zones: 9 to 15
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13
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Uses: Border Plant, Container, Ground cover, Rock Garden
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Fast
Tree Shape: Spreading
Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m
Spread at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 meter, 1 to 1.5 meters
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By Dinesh Valke from Thane, India (South American Mock Vervain) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Foliage
Leaf Venation: Pinnate
Leaf Persistance: Semi Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: Less than 5
Leaf Shape: Ovate
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Hairy
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 7 - 10
Flower Type: Spike
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: Purple, Blue, White
Seasons: Summer, Fall
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Trunk
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Fruit
Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Seasons: Summer, Fall
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Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Dinesh Valke from Thane, India (South American Mock Vervain) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tolerance
Heat Tolerance: Yes
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Water Requirements: Moderate, Low
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure
Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting, Division