Verbena officinalis, a
perennial herb inhabiting fields and mountains or roadsides, grows
to 30-80cm in height. Stems, square, stand erect and branch at upper
parts, and the whole is with fine hairs. Leaves measure 3-10cm in
length, 2-5cm in width, in the shape of an ovate, generally cleft in
three, and the lobes pinnately cut in afresh. Leaf surfaces dent
along veins and are wavy in a wrinkled way. Branch tips bear slender
inflorescences growing to about 30cm in height and set about 4mm
across light red flowers. Bloom time: June-September. |