Buy Aloysia virgata

Also Known As

Sweet Almond Tree Verbena

Plant type

shrub, perennial

size

H: 5'-15'
W: 3'-8'

planting zones

7b-12

4" | $19

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Aloysia virgata plant details

Aloysia virgata is a broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial shrub with green foliage. In summer white flowers emerge. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Aloysia virgata

Plant type: perennial shrub
Plant family: verbenaceae
Foliage: evergreen or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 3 FT - 8 FT - wide, 5 FT - 15 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in summer
Uses: award-winning, easy-to-grow, evening garden, fragrant, long-blooming, vanilla-scented, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Aloysia virgata

USDA Zones: 7b - 12
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and humidity
Soil needs: average and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Highly fragrant S. American shrub (dieback perennial colder zones) 5-10’ tall and half as wide grown for its wonderful summer>frost white flower spikes intoxicatingly scented vanilla almond (especially in the evening)! Also highly desired by pollinators. Blooms on new wood so can easily be pruned. Best in full sun, semi-regular moisture (not soggy); this is a ‘must have’ if you can grow it!

By: Secret Garden Growers

Long white spires of this intensely fragrant everbloomer will delight your senses. One of the sweetest flowers you'll come across, this member of the Verbenaceae family is also known as the Incense Bush. Give full sun and this fast growing Argentine native will flower year-round. Aloysia virgata is an upright shrubby plant that takes well to a hard pruning, grows fast and has reported winter hardiness to Zone 8. When grown outside in a container for the summer garden, bees and butterflies will reward you with their presence. Can be maintained at a height of 2-3 feet.

By: Logee's Plants for Home & Garden

Sweet Almond Verbena or also known as The Incense Bush. This intensely fragrant ever-bloomer is an upright bushy shrub hardy to zone 8. Long white spires adorn this plant almost year round in a sunny location attracting bees and butterflies. Its fragrance is one of the sweetest around, vanilla almonds. May be grown in a container and maintained at 2-4'. Native of Argentina.

By: Accents for Home and Garden

Sweetly fragrant spikes of white blooms are borne spring to fall on this little known but tough deciduous shrub. An excellent honey plant. Florida Plant of the Year - 2008. Drought tolerant and deer resistant. Prune between bloom cycles for bushier growth or to maintain a smaller plant.