Junellia ligustrina

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Read about Junellia ligustrina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Lippia ligustrina, Brit. (L. lycioldes, Steud. Verbena ligustrina, Lag.). Tall shrub, often spiny, the branches more or less pubescent: lvs. small, coriaceous, opposite, elliptic-oblong or lance-oblong, attenuated to petiole, obtuse or acute, the margin somewhat revolute, entire or serrate at middle: racemes somewhat crowded, canescent, 2-3 in. long; fls. small, white, vanilla-scented; calyx campanulate, 5-costate, hirsute, with subulate teeth; corolla exceeding calyx, the throat villous. Mex. to Argentina.—Offered in S. Calif., where it is said to withstand drought exceedingly well.


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