Verbena tenera

Verbena tenera

  • Verbena tenera
  • Verbena tenera
  • Verbena tenera
  • Verbena tenera
  • Verbena tenera
  • Verbena tenera
  • Verbena tenera
  • Verbena tenera
  • Verbena tenera
  • Verbena tenera
  • Flower name
    Verbena tenera
  • Scientific name
    Verbena tenera
  • Alias姫美女桜, Verbena tenera
  • Place of origin horticultural variety
  • Place of floweringGarden, Horticultural species, Potted flower
  • Flowering seasonMay, June, July, August, September, October

What is Verbena tenera

Verbena tenera or Hime Bijozakura (scientific name: Verbena tenera) is a semi-cold-tolerant perennial horticultural variety of 'Verbena' which is a member of the family Verbenaceae and a semi-cold hardy annual herb. The stems are creeping and woody, sprouting many roots from the nodes that creep across the ground. From spring to autumn, it produces many small flowers with an inflorescence that grows from the flower stalk. The flowers are cylindrical with a 5-depth fissure at the tip and two lobes at the tip of the petals, which open flat. The typical color of the flower is blue, but there are many colors such as pink, red and white.

Common name: Verbena tenera, also known as moss verbena, verbena tenera, hime bijozakura, origin: Horticultural variety (original from South America), Plant Height: 15-30 cm, Leaf shape: pinnate, Leaf margin: hairy, Leaf Inflorescence: opposite, Flower diameter: 0.3-0.9 cm, Flower Inflorescence diameter: 3-9 cm, Flowering time: May-November, Flower color: blue-violet, peach, red, Propagation method: inserted buds, use: ground cover for flower beds, potted plants.


  • Order
    Lamiales
  • Family
    Verbenaceae
  • Genus
    Verbena
  • Species
    V. tenera
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Spikelet inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Tubular
  • Leaf type
    2 times pinnate compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typesemi-cold-tolerant perennial plant
  • Flower colorsWhite Pink
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height20.0 ~ 30.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.3 ~ 0.9 cm

Random flowers