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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.

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  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • 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
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • French Name: Verveine

    Pronunciation: ver-BEE-nuh ten-yoo-ee-SEK-tuh

  • Plant type: Shrub, Groundcover

  • Origin: South America

  • Heat Zones: 9 to 15

    Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13

  • Uses: Border Plant, Container, Ground cover, Rock Garden

  • 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

  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • 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
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], 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

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Size Range: 7 - 10

    Flower Type: Spike

    Flower Scent: No Fragance

    Flower Color: Purple, Blue, White

    Seasons: Summer, Fall

  • Trunk

  • Fruit

    Fruit Showiness: No

    Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Seasons: Summer, Fall

  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • 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
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Tolerance

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

    Water Requirements: Moderate, Low

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • Management

    Invasive Potential: Yes

    Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting, Division

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