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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

12CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Verbena

Autographa precationisCommon Looper Moth
Catabena lineolataFine-Lined Sallow
Cenopis reticulatanaReticulated Fruitworm Moth
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Crambodes talidiformisVerbena Groundling, Verbena Moth
Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud Moth
Junonia coeniaCommon Buckeye
Megalographa bilobaBilobed Looper Moth
Neogalea suniaLantana Stick Caterpillar, Catabena Moth
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head

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—BeesSoutheastern regional records

2Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Verbena

8BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Verbena

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Purple” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 7a–11b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “2–5 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist; Occasionally dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic to alkaline” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Spread · “2–3 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Purple Top Vervain