Dig into Plants: Rose Vervain
Rose Vervain Other Common Names: Sweet William, Rose Mock Vervain, Rose Verbena Scientific Name: Glandularia canadensis Native to Alabama: Yes |
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Ecological Benefits | ||||||||
This plant provides food for: |
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Butterflies | Deer | Rabbits | ||||||
Other Plants Found in Alabama with Similar Ecological Benefits: |
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Prairie Verbena (Glandularia bipinnatifida) |
Southwestern Mock Vervain (Glandularia gooddingii) |
Habitat Requirements | |||
This plant prefers: | |||
(2-6 hours of sun per day) |
Average Watering |
Well-drained, Sandy, Acidic, or Moist Soil |
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Leaf, Flower & Seed Identifiation | |||||
LEAF DESCRIPTION |
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Harry Cliffe Click on image to enlarge it |
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Leaf Characteristics Chart (PDF) | |||||
Shape: Ovate |
Margin: Serrate and Lobed |
Arrangement: Opposite |
Form: Simple |
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Description: | |||||
4-inch long, dark green, dissected on each side of the central axis, and may be hairy
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FLOWER DESCRIPTION |
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Alan Cressler Click on image to enlarge it |
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Flower Shapes Chart (JPG) | ||||
Color: Pink, rosy-pink, lavendar |
Shape:
Tubular |
Bloom Months: Feb - Sep |
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Description: | ||||
Fragrant flowers in 2-inch, flat-topped clusters are produced at the top of the branch tips; flowers have 5 petals
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SEED DESCRIPTION |
Eastern Illinois University
K. R. Robertson Click on image to enlarge it |
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Type: Fruit - Dry Seed Pod |
Description: Acorn-like shaped seed pad; small, cylindrical, brown seeds |
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Plant spreads by: | |||
Seeds and Rhizomes/ Tubers/ Roots & Shoots Hairy, grounded stems, rooting at the nodes where they touch the ground to form ground cover; self-seeds in ideal growing conditions |
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
Quick Fact Sheet (Condensed Species Info) |
Plant ID Sign: Ready as-is PDF |
Plant ID Sign: Editable Word Doc |
QR Code (Links to this Webpage) |
INFORMATION SOURCES FOR THIS PLANT