Verbena scabridoglandulosa Turrill A low stiffly branched, open sub-shrub with small heads of sweet-scented pale lilac or white flowers, native of exposed rocky habitats in the Andean foothills of Argentina, at up to 1300m. First introduced by Harold Comber in 1925. Sub-shrub to 45cm tall, with tiny thyme-like entire leaves 5–10mm long. Flowers 8mm wide, with wedge-shaped corolla-lobes, up to 12 in a long-stalked dense raceme which elongates as the seeds develop. Hardy to -5°C, given a sheltered sunny position in a well-drained soil.