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Pentanisia angustifolia

by Johan Wentzel

Pentanisia angustifolia
Common Name
Wild Verbena
Plant Type
Perennial
Pentanisia angustifolia sprouts annually to a height of 40cm. from a woody rootstock. The beautiful ball-shaped inflorescence consists of a dense bundle of light- to dark-blue flowers. Interplant with grasses.
Plant Description

Pentanisia angustifolia sprouts annually to a height of 40cm from a woody rootstock.  It may be single- or multi-stemmed; leaves mainly grow near the base of the plant. The beautiful ball-shaped inflorescence, which is about 30 mm in width, consists of a dense bundle of light- to dark-blue flowers. Individual flowers in the Pentanisia angustifolia flowerhead have long thin blue corolla tubes, opening at the narrow throat into five slender, star-like lobes.

Pentanisia angustifolia is a must in a Grassland garden. Plant in a well-drained soil and keep dry in winter.

Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Spring
Flower Colour
Blue
Shape
Clump forming
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
<30cm
Region
Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo
Habitat
Grassland, Rocky outcrops
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes

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