Gooding's Verbena
Glandularia gooddingii, Vervain Family: ( Verbenaceae ), Gooding's Verbena. Also called: Verbena gooddingii.
A short lived perennial ground cover, fast growing to 2 feet tall, 4 feet in diameter.
This is also a landscaping plant in arizona.
Height: Perennial growing to about 2 feet tall and 4 feet wide.
Flowers: The flowers are lavender to pink. 1 1/2 inches - 3 inches, rounded clusters on top of square stems with opposite leaves. The flowers have 5, joined, notched, petals.
Blooming Time: March - April. Sometimes at other times through September.
Leaves: The leaves are simple bright green, pubescent, hairy, deeply cut 1.5 inches long about 1 inch wide.
Found: Found throughout lower elevations in Arizona.
Elevation: 0 - 5000 Feet.
Habitat: Alkaline, well-drained/light soils. An ideal landscape plant in Arizona. Native of American Southwest.
Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken March 10, 2005. Bartlett Lake Area.
