| Description | Verbena Buenos Aires (Verbena bonariensis) Tall plants with bright lilac-violet flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ver-BEE-nuh)(bon-ar-ee-EN-sis) |
| Plant Type | Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-11, annual else where |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | bright lilac-violet, borne on terminal clusters, tall strong stems |
| Leaves | narrow dense leaves |
| Dimensions | 4-4.5 feet tall |
| Maintenance | produces copious amounts of seeds and can become a weed in the garden, in my garden (zone #5), it reseeded but never became a pest |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
| Misc Facts | This is a tall gangly plant and works best intermingling with other plants (syn. Verbena patagonica) |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Arimitage), #76-Annuals for Every Purpose), #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterroud) |
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