Verbena seeds

Vervains, Verbena in Latin, are perennial and biennial plants that easily propagate by sowing. Their hardiness varies greatly, but they are always remarkably floriferous plants, loved by butterflies and easy to cultivate. From the famous Buenos Aires Vervain (Verbena bonariensis) with its light habit, self-seeding in the rocky and poor corners of the garden, to the Rigid Vervain (Verbena rigida), a ground-covering plant that flowers for many months, the Vervain family is rich in about 250 species, among which are treasures for our gardens and patios. Other vervains, such as the Common Vervain (Verbena officinalis), are known for their aromatic and medicinal virtues, as well as the scented Vervain or Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora), a shrub appreciated for the strongly lemon-scented leaves, even though the latter is not strictly speaking a vervain. Also discover in these pages lesser-known species such as the hastate or Rough Vervains, and the pleasure of sowing the Garden Vervain, an annual flowers generously in our sunny planters and rock gardens.