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'''''Verbena urticifolia''''' ('''White Vervain''') is a [[herbaceous plant|herbaceous]] [[plant]] in the vervain family ([[Verbenaceae]]). It belongs to the "true" vervains of [[genus]] ''[[Verbena]]''. White Vervain has opposite, simple [[leaf|leaves]] on thin, rigid, green stems{{wp}}. The small flowers are borne in [[Raceme|spikes]]; they open in summer and unusually for this normally bluish-flowered genus are white{{wp}}. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies). The plant is self-fertile. ==Cultivation== Succeeds in any moderately fertile well-drained but moisture retentive soil in a sunny position{{pfaf1}} {{pfaf200}}. Hardy to about -15°c{{pfaf200}}. ===Propagation=== Seed - sow early spring in a greenhouse or cold frame{{pfaf1}}. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division in spring. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is best to pot up smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame until they are growing away well. Plant them out in the summer or the following spring. Basal cuttings in early summer. Harvest the shoots with plenty of underground stem when they are about 8 - 10cm above the ground. Pot them up into individual pots and keep them in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer{{pfaf}}. ===Pests and diseases=== <!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc --> ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Verbena urticifolia 002.JPG| Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 *http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Verbena+urticifolia <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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