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Verbena (Latin name: Verbena officinalis L.), erect perennial herb, up to 120 cm, base woody, single opposite, ovate to long oval, both sides are bristles, hairs, especially on the veins below secret. Or axillary spikes, blue and purple flowers, sessile, calyx membranous, tubular, two-lipped corolla was slightly, filaments very short; ovary glabrous, fruit concealed in the calyx, small nuts. Fruit period from June to October. Most verbena grows in the wilderness; origin are distributed in Europe, China, East, South and Southwest in most areas. Hi dry, sunny environment. Strict requirements on the soil. Hi fat, hi moist, fear of floods, drought intolerant, general soil can grow, but the soil deep, fertile loam and sandy loam growing robust, low-lying waterlogged land should not be planted. Whole plant for medicinal purposes, cool, taste slightly Wei, there is cooling, stasis, pass through, heat, detoxification, itching, insect, consumer inflation effect. Verbena florid - justice, expectations, pure and innocent (white verbena), expect their love to come back, working together, Family Harmony (safflower verbena).