Name: Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' – Dwarf Purpletop Vervain
Brand: Verbena
SKU: pda821
Price: 7.9 EUR
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Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop'

€7,90

Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop'

€7,90

Organic

Sustainable

Locally grown

🪴Standard: 9x9 cm pot

🚂 Ships across EU

🌱 Grown without pesticides or UV lamps

☀️ Full sun
💧 Drought tolerant
🌸 Long flowering season
🪴 Grows well in pots or in the ground
❄️ Hardy perennial

Flower Color: Purple

Preferred Soil Type: Well-drained, Fertile, Poor

Sunlight: Full sun

Hardiness Zone: Zone 8: -12°C

Growth Habit: Upright, Compact

Origine: Argentina

Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' is a compact, non-staking version of the well-known purpletop vervain, famous for its tall, airy stems.

This dwarf cultivar (around 40–50 cm) keeps the same clusters of small purple flowers, produced from summer until frost, and remains highly attractive to butterflies and bees.

The breezy, lilac-purple flowers attract tons of butterflies and provide nectar for bees and other beneficial garden insects.

Its airy structure creates light, floating purple specks above your garden if you prefer to watch the butterflies from your porch!

This cultivar is perfect for borders, pots, or edging, it offers the same airy, see-through effect as the species without any risk of flopping.

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Verbena means ‘sacred bough’ in Latin, a reference to the leafy twigs of vervaine (Verbena officinalis) which were historically carried by priests, used in wreaths for druidic rituals, and for medicine.

The name "verbena" was given to the plant by Virgil and Pliny the Elder.

The genus Verbena belongs to the Verbenaceae family. Verbena bonariensis, as its name suggests, is native to the area around Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as Brazil and Uruguay, where it grows in damp grasslands.

Introduced to Europe in the 19th century, it has naturalised in several mild-climate regions.

'Lollipop' is a dwarf cultivar bred to retain the species' floral lightness on a sturdier plant suited to smaller spaces.

The common name, vervaine, comes from the Celtic name, ‘ferfain’, meaning to drive away (fer) a stone (faen) - a reference to practices that used vervaine to clear urinary stones through diuresis.

Vervain holds a distinctive place in ancient and medieval mythology: the Romans considered it a sacred plant, used in purification rites and oath-taking, while Celtic druids attributed it protective and divinatory powers. In 19th-century flower symbolism, vervain represented enchantment and healing. While Verbena bonariensis is a more recent introduction to European gardens than the European vervain (Verbena officinalis) tied to these legends, it has inherited by extension a faintly mystical aura in the gardener's imagination - light and airy, yet somehow otherworldly.

Other Names:

Purpletop vervain, clustertop vervain, Argentinian vervain