Verbena canadensis (L.) Britt.
Half-hardy perennial with rooting lower stem nodes, pinnatifid leaves, to 9cm long, and terminal inflorescences of purple or lilac flowers in summer. To 30cm. [RHSD, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘It has fallen to the lot of this plant to have an unusual degree of attention bestowed on it by various botanists, and after being regarded as a distinct genus by several, to be finally classed with the Verbena; in the Supplemental Plantarum of the younger Linnaeus it is minutely described. We learn from the Hortus Kewensis of Mr. Aiton, that it is a native of North America, introduced by Mons. Richard in 1774, and that it flowers in June and July. The extreme brilliancy of its colour renders it a very ornamental greenhouse plant.’ [BM t.308/1795]. This journal also figured a more upright strain, as Verbena lamberti Sims, introduced from Carolina by Mr. Lyon prior to 1818. [BM t.2200/1820]. BR f.294/1818.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1845, 1850 and 1857 catalogues [H.229/1845].
Notes
Published Apr 24, 2009 - 03:37 PM | Last updated Feb 15, 2010 - 11:43 AM
Verbena canadensis (L.) Britt. | BM t.308/1795 | BHL
| Family | Verbenaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | North America |
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| Common Name | Creeping vervain, Rose verbena |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Verbena Aubletia |
| Confidence level | high |