Hardiness zones
Sunset 10-13
USDA 8 - 11
Landscape Use: Accent and small ground cover for smaller scale xeriscape planter beds, rock and wildflower gardens, borders and walkways, and courtyard plantings, landscape mounds or poolside (avoid pool water runoff).
Form & Character: Evergreen herbaceous perennial, open, prostrate, ranging
Growth Habit: Low, prostrate and spreading to 12-18" high with 2 to 3' spread, moderate growth rate.
Foliage/Texture: Gray green leaves 1-2" long and 1" wide, usually three clefted and coarsely serrate, stems and leaves pubescent, medium fine texture
Flowers & Fruits: Terminal cymes like clusters of pink, light blue to magenta flowers, fruit inconspicuous
Seasonal Color: Flowers in winter and spring
Temperature: Tolerant of all temperature regimens above 24oF.
Light: Full sun
Soil: Well drained at must, otherwise tolerant of most soil types
Watering: Give regular and frequent water during blooming period if winter and spring rains fail, otherwise infrequent in summer and fall
Pruning: Severe renewal pruning in summer after bloom to rejuvenate
Propagation: Seed, will sometimes reseed in urban landscapes
Disease and pests: Root rot in poorly drained soils
Additional comments: Typically a short-lived perennial that elicits a wonderful display of color during the winter and spring months. In Phoenix, the foliage typically looks ragged during summer as the plant tends to grow very little then. Usually, Goodding verbena is a good companion plant to Melampodium, Baileya, Larrea, Ambrosia, and Penstemon species. Best if planted in mass at 2' on center. Flowers attract butterflies.