Family | VERBENACEAE |
Genus species | Verbena aurantiaca Speg. |
Bibliography | Revista Agron. (La Plata) 1897: 563 (1897) |
Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | leaves shiny green, trifid to trilobate, 10-25mm, spathulate to obovate, inflorescence compact, capitate, supported by bracts, flowers 8-16, calyx cinereous-hirsute |
Size | 40-60cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Glandularia aurantiaca (Speg.) Botta Glandularia aurantiaca var. glaberrima (Moldenke) Botta Glandularia aurantiaca var. glabra (Hicken) P.Peralta Verbena aurantiaca var. glaberrima Moldenke Verbena aurantiaca f. rosea Moldenke Verbena radicans var. glabra Hicken Verbena radicata var. glabra (Hicken) Moldenke |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest) |