Stachytarpheta mutabilis
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Plant Information:
Botanical Name: Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Common Name: Pink False Vervain
Family: Verbenaceae
Origin: Central and South America.
Type: Tropical Color
Size: 36"h x 36"w
Exposure: Sun
Zones:
Butterflies: Yes
Hummingbirds: Yes
Container Size: Large Pot Band
This verbena relative is heat and humidity tolerant and provides the garden with nearly continuous flowering. The interesting pinkish-salmon colored blooms appear in long terminal snake-like spikes throughout the growing season. False Vervain can reach 8 feet tall in the wild but it only grows to around 3 feed in the garden. One of the best new plants for butterfly gardens, it also attracts hummingbirds. This selection is sometimes listed as the cultivar ‘Coral’.