Aloysia virgata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Aloysia |
| Species: | A. virgata
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloysia virgata (Ruiz & Pav.) Juss.
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Aloysia virgata, known as sweet almond verbena and sweet almond bush, is a perennial plant in the family Verbenaceae native to Argentina. It grows from Central Argentina up to Brazil and Peru, with multiple instances in Yucatán, Southeastern United States, and Texas.[2]
Description[]
The large, shrubby bush has many small white flowers and grows up to around 8 to 15 feet tall, and about 8 feet wide.[3]
Name[]
The common names "sweet almond verbena" and "sweet almond bush" come from the fact that the plant smells of almonds.
Cultivation[]
Aloysia virgata is popular for its sweet almond fragrance and for the fact that it attracts both butterflies and hummingbirds. It was elected one of the 2008 by the .[4] It can be grown in USDA zones 7 to 9.[5][6] The plant can be propagated through vegetative reproduction and possibly by layering.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Catalogue of Life : Aloysia virgata (Ruiz & Pav.) Juss". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ "Search". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ "Sweet Almond in the Butterfly Garden". Friends of the Port St Lucie Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ "Six Plants Named Florida Plants of the Year". Greenhouse Product News. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ a b Raymond, Louis. "Sweet Almond Verbena". www.louistheplantgeek.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ^ "Almond verbena | Central Texas Gardener". Retrieved 2020-05-06.
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