Verbena officinalis
Verbena officinalis
Verbena officinalis
Verbena officinalis
Common Vervain, Common Verbena
What grew isn't verbena; it looks like a lettuce, and there are no flowers. Photo available upon request. I'm starting to be disappointed with "Promesse de fleurs".
Catherine, 07/09/2025
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Description
Verbena officinalis is a floriferous perennial producing a multitude of light purple flower spikes. Its rounded, slender, and robust habit brings a lively lightness to the garden. This perennial is of medium hardiness.
It is a 50cm (20in) tall herbaceous plant, with hairy, angular, branched stems that bear deciduous, opposite, long leaves, deeply divided into toothed lobes. From June to October, inflorescences grow at the ends of the stems in loose and thin spikes, with a multitude of light purple to pale-blue flowers.
It appreciates rich, dry, well-drained, non-calcareous soil in a sunny location. In its natural state, it grows on the edges of roads in dry and uncultivated terrain. It is used in flower beds and in pots on balconies or patios. It can be easily propagated by sticking a branch cutting into soil. It will survive harsh winters with protection and by ensuring it is not left in stagnant water.
It can be grown as an aromatic plant. Its leaves can be harvested and used as infusions to relieve neuralgia, rheumatism, and gastric pain. It makes an excellent circulatory tonic to treat heavy legs. When applied as warm compresses, the leaves also treat bruises and sprains.
Also known as Common verbena, it was the sacred herb of the ancient Greeks and the Herb of Venus for the Romans due to its virtues against various diseases. Its particular tannic acid even gave it the name Blood Herb, as it turned red when applied to the skin.
Tip: Protect it during winter by planting it against a sunny wall or in a pot to bring it indoors under a greenhouse.
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Botanical data
Verbena
officinalis
Verbenaceae
Common Vervain, Common Verbena
Verbena sororia, Verbena spuria, Verbena rumelica, Verbena vulgaris
Western Europe, Southern Europe, North Africa, West Asia, Australia
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Planting and care
Common verbena is easy to grow. Plant it in spring, in fairly rich, well-drained, moist to dry soil, in full sun with a space of 25cm (10in) around the young plant. Add compost when planting and avoid very acidic soils. It can withstand harsh winters if water does not stagnate. Protect the young plants well.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.