De La Mina Lilac Verbena

De La Mina Lilac Verbena (Glandularia lilacina 'De La Mina') is a gorgeous, free-flowering California native perennial producing a continuous, prolific succession of vibrant lilac flower clusters above a mound of finely cut, lacy dark green aromatic foliage — a beautifully elegant combination that delivers authentic California coastal chaparral color to native plant gardens, butterfly habitats, and low-water organic landscapes throughout an exceptionally long bloom season. Selected from populations near the De La Mina vernal pools in Southern California, this outstanding native cultivar is prized for its vivid, saturated lilac color, compact well-branched habit, exceptional drought tolerance, and extraordinary butterfly and pollinator value that makes it an irreplaceable anchor in any authentic California native garden.

Grown from certified organic heritage stock, each plant arrives with a Professional Grade root system — deep, fibrous, and fully established for vigorous growth in challenging low-water and coastal California conditions. De La Mina thrives in full sun with excellent drainage and is highly drought tolerant once established — an essential plant for California native gardens, water-wise landscapes, fire-resistant plantings, and Mediterranean-style organic landscape designs across a wide range of warm-climate growing conditions. Its vibrant lilac blooms, lacy aromatic foliage, and outstanding native ecological value for butterflies, native bees, and beneficial insects make it an invaluable addition to any organic pollinator garden, butterfly habitat, or authentic California native landscape planting.

• Authentic California Native Heritage — Selected from Southern California native populations, De La Mina is perfectly adapted to Pacific Coast and Mediterranean-climate conditions including drought, heat, poor soils, and coastal exposure throughout the seasons.
• Vibrant Saturated Lilac Blooms — Richly saturated vibrant lilac flower clusters deliver bold, eye-catching native color that glows with purple-pink intensity above the delicate lacy foliage throughout the remarkably extended bloom season.
• Exceptional Drought & Water-Wise Performance — Highly drought tolerant once established, thriving with minimal supplemental irrigation in water-wise, fire-resistant, and California-friendly low-water landscape applications throughout the entire growing season.
• Premier Native Butterfly & Pollinator Plant — Vibrant lilac flower clusters are outstanding attractors for monarch butterflies, swallowtails, native bees, and beneficial insects — providing critical native pollinator habitat and forage throughout the extended bloom season.
• Lacy Aromatic Fine-Cut Foliage — Finely cut, lacy dark green aromatic foliage provides delicate textural beauty and year-round landscape interest that complements the vibrant lilac blooms beautifully throughout every season in the organic garden.

These 4" healthy live plants thrive in full sun (6–8 hours daily) with excellent drainage — plant in well-drained to sandy or rocky soil and water moderately until established, after which minimal supplemental irrigation is needed. Hardy in USDA zones 8–11, growing 18–24" tall with a spread of 24–36". Vibrant lilac flower clusters bloom spring through fall (March–November) in mild coastal and Mediterranean climates; trim lightly after each bloom flush to encourage vigorous continuous reblooming and maintain a tidy, well-branched compact form throughout the extended season.