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purpletop vervain

Verbena bonariensis

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Common names

48 names · 27 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (26)
Dutch
  • IJzerhard
  • Stijf IJzerhard[1][2]
French
  • Verveine de Buenos-Aires[1][2]
Afrikaans
  • Blouwaterbossie[2]
Catalan
  • Berbena de Buenos Aires[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 柳叶马鞭草[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 南美馬鞭草[2]
  • 柳葉馬鞭草[2]
Czech
  • sporýš klasnatý[2]
Danish
  • Kæmpe-Jernurt[2]
Estonian
  • argentiina raudürt[2]
Finnish
  • jättiverbena[2]
German
  • Patagonisches Eisenkraut[1][2]
Hebrew
  • ורבנה ארגנטינאית[2]
Hungarian
  • ernyős verbéna[2]
Italian
  • Verbena di Buenos Aires[1][2]
Japanese
  • サンジャクバーベナ[2]
  • ヤナギハナガサ[2]
Korean
  • 버들마편초[2]
Lithuanian
  • Patagoninė verbena[2]
Norwegian
  • argentinajernurt[2]
Polish
  • Werbena argentyńska[2]
  • Werbena patagońska[2]
  • witułka patagońska[2]
Portuguese
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Russian
  • Вербена буэнос-айресская[2]
Slovak
  • železník argentínsky[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • jätteverbena[2]
Thai
  • เวอร์บีนาดอกม่วง[2]
Turkish
  • Arjantin Mine Çiçeği[2]
Sources & name notes (5)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Verbena bonariensis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Patagonisches Eisenkraut — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Argentine vervain — results[0].names[38]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Argentinian vervain — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • purple top — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • purpletop — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • purpletop vervain — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Wild Verbena — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Flor de papel — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Verbena argentina — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Verveine de Buenos-Aires — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Verbena di Buenos Aires — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Stijf IJzerhard — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Cambará-de-capoeira — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Erva-ferro — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Gervão-roxo — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Mucamba — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
[2] Verbena bonariensis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Patagonisches Eisenkraut — results[6].names[9]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Argentine vervain — results[6].names[38]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Argentinian vervain — results[6].names[2]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • purple top — results[6].names[3]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • purpletop — results[6].names[8]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • purpletop vervain — results[6].names[1]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Wild Verbena — results[6].names[24]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Flor de papel — results[6].names[29]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Verbena argentina — results[6].names[14]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Verveine de Buenos-Aires — results[6].names[6]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Verbena di Buenos Aires — results[6].names[36]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Stijf IJzerhard — results[6].names[16]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Cambará-de-capoeira — results[6].names[30]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Erva-ferro — results[6].names[31]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Gervão-roxo — results[6].names[27]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Mucamba — results[6].names[32]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • ヤナギハナガサ — results[6].names[4]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • sporýš klasnatý — results[6].names[5]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • 柳葉馬鞭草 — results[6].names[7]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • argentinajernurt — results[6].names[10]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • jättiverbena — results[6].names[11]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Вербена буэнос-айресская — results[6].names[12]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Kæmpe-Jernurt — results[6].names[13]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • železník argentínsky — results[6].names[15]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • サンジャクバーベナ — results[6].names[17]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • argentiina raudürt — results[6].names[18]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • jätteverbena — results[6].names[19]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Patagoninė verbena — results[6].names[20]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • 柳叶马鞭草 — results[6].names[21]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • 버들마편초 — results[6].names[22]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • 南美馬鞭草 — results[6].names[23]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Blouwaterbossie — results[6].names[25]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Werbena patagońska — results[6].names[26]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • ורבנה ארגנטינאית — results[6].names[28]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • ernyős verbéna — results[6].names[33]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Werbena argentyńska — results[6].names[34]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • เวอร์บีนาดอกม่วง — results[6].names[35]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • witułka patagońska — results[6].names[37]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Berbena de Buenos Aires — results[6].names[39]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Arjantin Mine Çiçeği — results[6].names[40]; taxon id 79487; Verbena bonariensis.
[3] Verbena bonariensis — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Argentinian Vervain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Brazilian Verbena — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Brazilian Vervain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Clustertop Verbena — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Purple Top — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(5); heading: Common Name(s):; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Tall Verbena — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(6); heading: Common Name(s):; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Tall Vervain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(7); heading: Common Name(s):; Verbena bonariensis.
  • Vervain — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(8); heading: Common Name(s):; Verbena bonariensis.
[4] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • purple top — Page 2, column 2, row top 697 pt; common-name cell after Verbena bonariensis.; Verbena bonariensis.
[5] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • purple top — Page 5, column 1, row top 442 pt; common-name cell after Verbena bonariensis.; Verbena bonariensis.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Verbenaceae

Genus-level classification for Verbena; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Taxonomy
NC State Extension publishes a profile under Verbena bonariensis.

Profile-name match; no accepted-name status is asserted.

Sources [2]
Mature height
0.61–1.52 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
0.61–0.91 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Plant habit
Erect

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Life cycle
Perennial

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Growth rate
Rapid

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist; Occasionally Dry

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand; Shallow Rocky

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Alkaline (>8.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)

NC State Extension profile. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Autumn; Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [2]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Verbena bonariensis in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [3] [4]
Native range
SE. & S. Brazil to S. South America.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [5]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Argentina vervain (Verbena bonariensis) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Verbena — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 3758561; ID 99FT5; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Verbena bonariensis — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: TaxonomyMature heightMature spreadPlant habitLife cycleGrowth rateLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering seasonReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: Main botanical heading (h1)
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 5, column 1, entry Verbena bonariensis (top 442 pt)

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  4. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Verbena bonariensis (top 697 pt)

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  5. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Verbena bonariensis — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 185198; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 275663, 275664, 275665, 275666, 275667, 275668, 275669, 275670, 275671, 275672, 275673

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.