General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 4-6 inches
Plant Spread: 4-6 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Salt tolerant

Image
Common names
  • Yellow Sand Verbena
  • Sand Verbena
  • Coastal Sand Verbena

Photo Gallery
Location: on beach in Washington State
Photo by Eric Yarnell
Location: Abbott's Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore, California
Photo by Eric in SF

Date: 2006-12-28
Photo by Joe Decruyenaere
Location: Roadside, Crescent City, California
Date: 4000-08-19
Location: on beach in Washington State
Photo by Eric Yarnell
Location: on beach in Washington State
Photo by Eric Yarnell

Date: 2006-05-06
Photo by Carina
Location: Michigan
Date: 2017-10-25

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