Family | VERBENACEAE |
Genus species | Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene |
Synonyms | Lippia lanceolata Michx. |
Verbena scabra Muhl. ex Spreng. | |
Zappania lanceolata (Michx.) Juss. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | evergreen, leaves 3-6cm long, ovate to lanceolate, distinctly dentate, more or less grey hirsute, flowers to 3mm long in ovate heads |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | lavender-blue |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Ontario ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Indiana , Michigan , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Maryland , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , District of Columbia ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VERBENACEAE
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