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Aloysia virgata
Also called Sweet Almond Verbena
In Singapore: Sweet Almond Verbena, White Almond Bush, Incense Bush, Tree Verbena (Cultivated in Singapore)
Sweet almond bush is a large, shrubby perennial from South America, growing 8 to 15 feet tall, known for its fragrance and white flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It needs warm conditions and is best grown in frost-free climates.
Aloysia virgata, known as sweet almond verbena and sweet almond bush, is a perennial plant in the family Verbenaceae native to Argentina. It grows from Central Argentina up to Brazil and Peru, with multiple instances in Yucatán, Southeastern United States, and Texas.
Aloysia virgata is popular for its sweet almond fragrance and for the fact that it attracts both butterflies and hummingbirds. It was elected one of the 2008 Florida Plants of the Year by the Florida Nursery Growers and Landscapers Association. It can be grown in USDA zones 7 to 9. The plant can be propagated through vegetative reproduction and possibly by layering.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aloysia virgata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
