Verbena officinalis seeds - Birdfowl grazing

Common name: Verbena Scientific name: Verbena officinalis Also known as: Rahi Al-Hamam Perennial herbaceous plant that appears as a ground cover, fast-growing, with evergreen leaves divided into small soft parts, reaching a height of 70 cm. - Verbena - Rahi Al-Hamam: The flowers are tubular and borne in terminal clusters. The flowers appear in spring in shades of white, light purple, purple, and violet. - Seeds of Verbena - Rahi Al-Hamam: The seeds come inside small boxes measuring about 0.2 cm. - Propagation season of Verbena - Rahi Al-Hamam: Seeds are planted from September to November, cuttings and layering in January and February, and it can also be cultivated year-round in agricultural protected areas and enclosed or plastic places where temperature can be controlled and sunlight reaches, or where adequate lighting for the plant is available. - Suitable climate and soil for Verbena - Rahi Al-Hamam: The plant thrives in fertile, well-drained soil whether exposed to full sun or partial shade. It tolerates heat in open spaces if watered repeatedly. It can be used as an ornamental plant with regular watering. - Method of cultivating Verbena - Rahi Al-Hamam: Seeds are evenly distributed on the soil surface at a depth of 1 cm to 2 cm in boxes or cells. After two weeks, thin green sprouts form in rows. - Its benefits and uses: Helps stabilize the soil and cover slopes and hills. It is a drought-resistant plant and generous in flowering. It grows easily indoors and provides an elegant and beautiful appearance for windows. It has many medicinal and health uses, as its leaves and flowers possess pain-relieving, antibacterial, germicidal, blood-clotting, and antispasmodic properties. - Original habitat of Verbena - Rahi Al-Hamam: Originally from Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it is also cultivated in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries.