Glandularia rigida has rough, dark green leaves and vivid purple flowers in the spring and summer. If this plant starts to look ragged, just cut it back to the ground, and fresh growth will sprout from underground stems. Even in very cold winters, this plant bounces back from these rhizomes. The foliage feels like sandpaper. This is one of the largest verbenas, growing to 2 feet tall by 4 feet wide.
Verbena rigida (Sandpaper Verbena)
Verbena rigida
Slender Vervain, Tuberous Vervain, Sandpaper Verbena, Creeping Verbena
Glandularia rigida has rough, dark green leaves and vivid purple flowers in the spring and summer. If this plant starts to look ragged, just cut it back to the ground, and fresh growth will sprout from underground stems. Even in very cold winters, this plant bounces back from these rhizomes. The foliage feels like sandpaper. This is one of the largest verbenas, growing to 2 feet tall by 4 feet wide.
| Plant Type | Perennial |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Hardiness Zone | Zone 7 (0° F) |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Flower Season | Spring, Summer |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Height | 2 (ft) |
| Spread | 4 (ft) |
| Spacing | 12" - 18" (in) |
| Characteristics | Dwarf, Fragrant, Great Foliage, Showy |
| Attracts | Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators, Wildlife |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Garden Uses | Banks and Slopes, Beds and Borders, Cut Flowers, Dried Arrangements, Ground Covers, Mass Planting, Small Gardens, Specimen |
| Tolerance | Clay Soil, Cold, Deer, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Rocky Soil |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil PH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
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