May 20, 2020
Confession: I had no idea that Verbena bonariensis had anything to do with Buenos Aires, but this South American plant does take its botanical name from the capital city of Argentina, and one of its common names in English is Argentinian vervain. I had this flower at the castle 15 years ago, but it did even better at Corte Eremo, between 2012 and 2015, where it loved to grow in the gravel drives. Butterflies everywhere because of it! #verbenabonariensis #verbenaceae #corteeremo #southamericanflowers #purpleflowers #plantnames #botanicalcuriosity #gardensofinstagram #gardeners #ihadnoidea (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbT0jhJhBW/?igshid=1nwdb8c6x97dz