Purple Flowered Brazilian Vervain Verbena Sighting at the Farm outside Salinas, California by Ruth Paget

While picking up an apple crisp pie (around $33) at the Farm outside Salinas (California), I saw a 6-foot purple plant growing the parking lot by the garden.

I used Google lens to identify the plant and saw that is is a Brazilian vervain verbena plant.

The Brazilian vervain verbena is very useful to the Salinas area for several reasons:

-their flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds and other crop pollinators

-bees use honey they collect to make honey

-the plant is drought resistant

-the plant is heat tolerant

-the plant is deer resistant

Details on this plant from a nursery and purchase information follow:

https://www.botanicalinterests.com/products/brazilian-vervain-verbena-seeds?variant=43922580373757&country=US&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=19807336947&tw_kwdid=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19814964674&gbraid=0AAAAAD5FVGyG5Z3SJOiGbKy1SC-qRpTMH&gclid=Cj0KCQjwoMXQBhDcARIsAH-eEtuj6gP8ILJ6mJhjP9VpXlUMdOcpmusBONpK4EQSTq9kmFWIVXlTjpUaAgS5EALw_wcB

Have fun garden strolling at the Farm outside Salinas, California where you can buy pie and heirloom tomatoes among other items!

By Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1800+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory games