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Nyctaginaceae
Desert Sand Verbena
Abronia villosa
Fragility and determination.
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Abronia
- Native to
- Southwestern United States, Northwestern Mexico
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- Annual
- Height
- 0.1-0.3 meters
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, well-drained
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- Annual
Did you know
- Desert sand verbena opens its fragrant flowers in the evening to attract hawkmoth pollinators.
- During superblooms, it can form vast pink carpets visible from miles away.
- The plant has sticky glandular hairs that trap sand grains, helping camouflage it from herbivores.
- Its seeds have papery wings that allow them to tumble across the desert sand in the wind.
- The flowers emit a sweet jasmine-like fragrance that intensifies at night.
Color meanings
0
Enchantment
1
Sensitivity
2
Determination