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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

V is for Violet Verbana - ABC Wednesday Round 5

Today is ABC Wednesday Round 5

V is for the

Violet,

Verbena ...... !



Verbenas are short-lived perennials, sometimes treated as annuals by gardeners. The tiny flat flowers come in clusters. The tooth-shaped leaves are dark green in colour. Besides violet, there are also verbenas with white and red flowers.Verbenas are good as ground covers, bedding and for edges.


Today's post is an entry in ABC Wednesday Round 5, the meme initiated by Denise Nesbitt. For more information and photos, please log on to this site.


13 comments:

  1. Lovely words and photo for the V day! I used to have verbena in flowerbeds around my house years ago!

    Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  2. Thanks, I learn something new today. Verbena, I don't think I hav noyced it before.

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  3. they're beautiful..not sure have i seen them..

    A smile from SJ =)

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  4. Love the purple flowers. I happened to post about purple plants too!
    Bumped into your beautiful blog from blog catalog.

    Cheers!

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  5. Always a pleasure to see what vibrant post is up for the day! Lovely verbena!

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  6. One of my favorite flowers in the garden! I would have shown one today,too, if my garden hadn't frozen to death a few weeks ago:) Thanks for sharing!

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  7. These flowers are so beautiful, just like it's name.

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  8. never heard of this flower; it is lovely.

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  9. such a lovely portrait of verbena.

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  10. I only see that kind of flower when it is summer here...this time of year we are covered with snow. So glad to see flowers from other places. Thanks for sharing!



    My ABC

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  11. Oh, that's pretty! And a double 'V', too! :)

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