Common name:
Common vervain
Family:
Scientific name:
Verbena officinalis
Main flower color:
Range:
Mostly restricted to southern England and southern Wales
Height:
Between 30 and 70 cm
Habitat:
Dry grassland and disturbed ground, especially on calcareous soils
Flowers:
Hairy, green calyces and pale pink corollas, divided into a two-lobed upper lip and three-lobed lower lip. The four stamens are included. Corollas are twice as long as the calyces. Flowers are arranged in one or more vertical clusters
Leaves:
Opposite, lanceolate, up to 7 cm long, deeply pinnately lobed, on hairy, square stems
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
