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Verbena hastata

 

     Blue Vervain

Verbenaceae

 

 

 

 

 

Fruits.

  Fruit Type:  Nutlet

  Fruiting Period:  Oct

  Flowering Period:  Jun - Sep

      

 

 

Seeds.

  Color:  Reddish brown

  Size:  0.5 x 2 mm

  Shape:  Cylindrical and angular

  Surface Features:  Longitudinal ribs

  Scarification:  Not required

  Stratification:  30 days

  *Light is required for germination

 

 

Seedlings.

  Cotyledons:  Oval with entire margins

  Leaf arrangement:  Opposite

  Leaves:  Simple, triangular, petiole, serrated, hairs

  Other:  Square stem