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Nyctaginaceae
Snowball Sand Verbena
Abronia fragrans
Desert resilience.
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Abronia
- Native to
- Western United States, Northern Mexico
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 0.5-2 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, well-drained soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Snowball Sand Verbena releases its strongest fragrance at night to attract hawk moths for pollination.
- Native Americans used the roots of this plant to treat stomach ailments and as a general tonic.
- It thrives in sandy, nutrient-poor soils where most other plants cannot survive.
- The flower heads resemble perfect snowballs, each composed of 25 to 75 tiny trumpet-shaped florets.
- Its sticky stems and leaves trap sand grains, which may help protect it from herbivory.
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perseverance
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fragrant beauty