Bigbract Verbena
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Bigbract Verbena
verbena bracteata
The Bigbract Verbena is a colorful flower that attracts butterflies and bees! Its bright blooms can make any garden look more cheerful and lively.
Habitat: It lives in sunny fields, gardens, and along roadsides.
Appearance
The Bigbract Verbena is a low-growing plant with sprawling stems and deeply lobed leaves. Its small, purplish-blue flowers are clustered in dense spikes, often partially hidden by prominent, stiff, leaf-like green bracts that give it its name.
KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderLamialesFamilyVerbenaceaeGenusVerbena
Category
PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
0/5 · No known danger
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Interesting facts
Despite its common beauty, in some places, it's considered a persistent weed!
Its tiny purple flowers hug the ground, almost hidden by leafy protectors!
Native Americans once used parts of this verbena for traditional remedies.
This tough plant can grow in sidewalk cracks and dry, dusty spots!
Special abilities
Ability
Protective Bracts
Bigbract Verbena has large, leaf-like bracts that help shield its tiny flowers and developing seeds from harm.
Ability
Sprawling Spread
This verbena can grow close to the ground, spreading its stems to outcompete other plants for space and light.
Ability
Drought Resilience
Bigbract Verbena can thrive in dry, poor soils as its roots help it find water, making it very tough.
Measurements & details
- Height
- 10-60 cm
- Spread
- 15-90 cm
- Flower Size
- 0.2-0.5 cm
- Bloom Season
- Spring_to_fall
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- None
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Pollination Method
- Insect
Ecological connections
pollinates
Honey bee
Apis mellifera
visits flowers for nectar
pollinates
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
collects pollen and nectar
pollinates
Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
sips nectar from the blooms
Traits
Colorful
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Grassland
Grassland habitats are terrestrial biomes dominated by grasses and herbaceous plants, supporting a variety of grazing animals.
Herbivorous
This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material.
Diurnal
Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night.
Pollinator
Describes organisms that transfer pollen, enabling the fertilization and reproduction of plants.
Also known as
Bract VerbenaBracted VerbenaPurple Verbena
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Safety
Danger
0/5 · No known danger
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Frequently Asked Questions
How tall is Bigbract Verbena?
10-60 cm
How wide does Bigbract Verbena spread?
15-90 cm
How big are the flowers on Bigbract Verbena?
0.2-0.5 cm
When does Bigbract Verbena bloom?
Spring_to_fall
Is Bigbract Verbena edible?
No
Is Bigbract Verbena toxic?
None
What is Bigbract Verbena's lifecycle?
Perennial
How is Bigbract Verbena pollinated?
Insect
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