General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Plant Height: 3-6 inches
Plant Spread: Forms creeping mats 18-24 inches wide
Leaves: Other: Gray-green with sticky hairs
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant

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Common names
  • Pink Sand Verbena
  • Desert Sand Verbena
  • Desert Sand-verbena
  • Chaparral Sand-Verbena

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Location: Mt. Palomar
Date: 2017-09-27
Never watered, evergreen to average 28 degree F.
Location: Mt. Palomar
Date: 2017-06-20
Needs no water
Location: Death Valley
Photo by brewbooks

Date: 2007-07-14
Photo by Eugene Zelenko
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2017-03-05
taken in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA
Location: Michigan
Date: 2019-06-10
Desert sand verbena, Abronia villosa
Location: Death Valley
Photo by brewbooks
Location: Death Valley National Park
Photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Death Valley National Park
Photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Death Valley National Park
Photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Death Valley National Park
Photo by Stan Shebs

Photo by Eugene Zelenko
Location: Michigan
Date: 2017-06-16
Location: Michigan
Date: 2019-06-10
Desert sand verbena, Abronia villosa
Comments:
  • Posted by plantmanager (New Mexico - Zone 8a) on Feb 9, 2016 12:36 PM concerning plant:
    This plant is considered a weed by most people in our area. I love it, and often will transplant them to better spots around our place. They transplant easily and keep on blooming for months. It's such a wonderful bit of color and doesn't require much water at all. Our landscape is overrun with deer, rabbits and Javelinas, but they don't look twice at these little flowers.

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