Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: 3-4
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 3-6 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Blue , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , AZ , LA , MS , OK , TX
Native 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.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Low
Light 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: yes
Nectar Source: yes

Propagation

Propagation Material: Seeds

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Jacob's Well Natural Area - Wimberley, TX

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-1213 Collected 2012-10-20 in Montgomery County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Verbena xutha in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Verbena xutha in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Verbena xutha