Cayenne vervain

Stachytarpheta dichotoma

Flower name
Cayenne vervain
Scientific name
Stachytarpheta dichotoma
AliasBrazilian tea, Cayenne vervain
Place of originTropical America
Place of floweringFields and footpaths
Flowering seasonJanuary, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

What is Cayenne vervain

Cayenne vervain, scientific name:Stachytarpheta dichotoma, is native to tropical America and is a perennial herb of the verbenaceae department of the Stachytarpheta genus. On the naturalized plant native to fields and roadside. Stems square in good branching. Is the origin of the name have wrinkled crepe-like leaves. Spikes in the dark purple-blue to Lavender flowers bloom. Center of the flower is light purple, the tips of the petals are 5 crack. Almost anniversary of flowering. It is a medicinal plant.

Common name: Cayenne vervain, scientific name:Stachytarpheta dichotoma, other name:Brazilian tea, vervain Cayenne, Cayenne snakeweed, blue snakeweed, Height: 60-200 cm, leaf: oblong-oval m, leaf arrangement: opposite, leaf margin: serrated there is a flower-spikes, inflorescence length: 40-50 cm, flower diameter:0.7cm.