Slender Vervain

Verbena rigida

"Verbena rigida", known as slender vervain or tuberous vervain, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the family Verbenaceae. It is native to Brazil and Argentina, and is not fully hardy in temperate climates, where consequently it is grown from seed as an annual.
Slender Vervain  Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Verbena rigida

Appearance

Growing to 60 centimetres, it has a spreading habit, with stalkless toothed leaves and clusters of bright purple or magenta, scented flowers, held on branched stalks, in summer. Numerous cultivars have been selected for garden use.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyVerbenaceae
GenusVerbena
SpeciesV. rigida
Photographed in
Australia