1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
1.3 Origin
America, Europe
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1.4 Types
Clump verbena, Moss verbena, Annual Verbena, Brazilian verbena, Sandpaper Verbana
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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1.8 Sunset Zone
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1.9 Habit
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Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
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2.2.3 Fruit Color
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Purple, Purplish Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Green
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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Green
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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
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2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Early Spring, Late Autumn
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3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Well drained
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3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
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3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
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4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
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4.5.2 Soil Type
Well drained
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4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune lower leaves, Prune regularly, Prune to control growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
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5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
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5.12 Allergy
Arthritis, Asthma, Chest Pain, Itchiness, Whooping Cough
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Gallbladder Diseases, Itching, Jaundice, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Liver problems, Metabolic disorders, Sore throat, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Not Applicable
6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for flavoring in Liquors, dairy products, gelatins,puddings, meats, candies, etc., Used for fragrance
Decoration Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edible, Herb
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7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Purpletop Vervain
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
7.2 Common Name
Verbena
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
verbena
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
7.2.2 In German
Eisenkraut
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
7.2.3 In French
verveine
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Verbena
Dasyacanthus echinocereus
7.2.5 In Greek
λουίζα
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
verbena
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
7.2.7 In Polish
werbena
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
7.2.8 In Latin
Grindelia
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
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Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
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Pachycereeae
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species