Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'

Scientific Name: Glandularia lilacina 'De La Mina'

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 2'-3'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

7a-10b

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Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina' plant details

Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer blue and lavender flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: verbenaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: blue and lavender blooms in fall and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'

USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - low

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A small growing mounding subshrub with violet flowers through the summer. Will look more lush and have continuous blooms with occasional water through the summer. Hardy to 25°F.

By: Cactus Jungle

Recent introduction from the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, selected on Cedros Island by Carol Bornstein. Plants form a tidy, handsome mound to 3' high with an equal spread. Deeply cut leaves are mid-green and held densely on the stems. Dark purple flowers on 8? stems form above the foliage most of the year in coastal California. Useful for dry borders and especially effective mixed with native Salvias. Plants have demonstrated surprising tolerance of heavy soils in a four-year old test planting. Attractive to butterflies. Hardy to 20F. Baja California.

By: Native Sons

Love bloomiferous perennials but don’t want to water? This popular introduction from the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden is a super easy, tough, floriferous catch of a plant! 'De La Mina' abides drought, deer, ravenous butterflies & also thrives in a range of soils, from sandy to clay. It also blooms heavily YEAR ROUND with 1” clusters of fragrant, lavender-blue flowers that are darker than those typical of the regular species. 'De La Mina' makes a dense 3' x 3' mound. Avoid growing the plant in swampy-wet areas. We owe this plant’s discovery to Horticulturist Carol Bornstein, who selected this individual on Cedros Island off the West coast of Baja California. Thanks Carol!