#1 - the "correct" common name. I started doing a bit of research on this plant and is there ever a lot of discrepancy on it. I'm finding articles that say that Van Leenan doesn't even exist yet I've found other works that he has done, so I'm not convinced that's true. And I've found many reports that say that this plant does not have any effect on repelling mosquitoes. Others say its wonderful. But, the scientific data seems to say otherwise. I've never had one (MIL did years ago) but the reports say it is quite expensive because it is only propagated by cuttings. I was thinking about getting a couple for my deck but I'm not sure if the smell is quite what I want. I like my "floral" fragrances. Anybody want to start a thread to let us know your thoughts and experiences? In the meantime, find the correct common name. (teehee) While your at it, tell us why the names that Sharon has given are technically incorrect, even for a common name. Shauna

I'm still stumped. From what I read, verbena bonariensis has a rosette of leaves near the base of the plant, and few leaves up the stalk. This is just opposite. Almost no leaves at the base, and leaves all the way up, but the leaves do look like all the pics on the websites. Verbena rigida, has leaves all the way up, but the pictures show them more jagged than the ones on my plant which are more evenly and smoothly serrated. The height of mine more closely matches this 12-18 inches, but mine is a spreading clump and from all I see on the websites, this grows with just a few branches of the main stalk.

Oh, darn, I thought I had it. And now I've moved it down in the queue. Sorry, Casey.

Jane Eyre