Aloysia virgata Iris it will not grow nearly

it will not grow nearly as tall

poppy-like flowers

The upright pitchers appear a dusty orange with dramatic red veining toward the top of the pitcher and the outside of the cobra-like hood

our crack taxonomic staff determined it to actually be a selection of the Asian Carex lanceolata

other cool insects

Aloysia virgata Iris it will not grow nearlyWe have grown Aloysia virgata since 2001 and it has become one of our favorite summer flowering plants. In our climate, tree verbena dies to the ground in winter and behaves as an 8' tall perennial, whereas in more southerly climates it makes a large open shrub to 15'. The upright woody stems of Aloysia virgata are clothed with dark green sandpapery leaves. Starting in July and continuing until a hard frost, the branches end in terminal spikes of