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verbena

[ US /vɝˈbinə/ ]
[ UK /vɜːbˈiːnɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers

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  • Vitriolurii lW; t\s. ffenwi-l. a) Verbena; b) Centaurea scabiosa. Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lexicon der Naturgeschichte mit erklaerenden Anmerkungen
  • Close against them and overpeering their tops were hollyhocks and dahlias; against these stood at lesser height sweet peas, asters, zinnias, coreopsis and others of like stature; in front of these were poppies for summer, marigolds for autumn; beneath these again were verbenas, candytuft -- all this is sketched from memory, and I recall the winsome effect rather than species and names; and still below nestled portulaca and periwinkle. The Amateur Garden
  • The plants I am going to use include begonias, impatiens and verbenas, which should produce solid mounds and balls of colour.
  • It was pure luck to get the verbena butterfly shot, I was trying to take pictures of the eremurus nearby and just turned around, the camera was already on. I Thoughteth They Were Flowers « Fairegarden
  • Lemon Verbena, a slender stemmed bush, has delicious lemon-scented leaves. Moonflower is an annual vine with sweet smelling white flowers that open in the evening.
  • · Bedding plants: Plants that perform better in the cooler months include petunias, pansies, verbena, dianthus, strawflower and lobelia. Daytona Beach News-Journal Online
  • Three self seeders that I know can take an occasional mow are: Malva zebrina, Verbena bonariensis and Fennel Bronze is my favorite. The Lawn Experiment-Open To Suggestions « Fairegarden
  • The sitting-out area could be a haven for non-edibles, scented beauties every one - pots of lemon verbena at fingertip level, regale lilies at nose height, night-scented stock and nicotina.
  • Lemon verbena is also useful for topiary work, making nice large standards.
  • In dune areas, anchoring shrubs such as Havard shin oak, fourwing saltbush, and yucca stabilize the dune sand for herbaceous grasses and forbs such as sand verbenas, sunflowers, fringed sagewort, and hoary rosemary-mint. Ecoregions of New Mexico (EPA)
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