Verbena

Airy plants with clusters of small flowers, often purple or lilac, held on wiry stems. They flower for months and are a magnet for bees and butterflies.

Lilac-purple Verbena rigida flower clusters among rough, toothed green leaves.
Perennials

Verbena rigida (Slender Vervain)

A spreading perennial with fragrant lilac-purple flower clusters on stiff stems through summer, loved by bees and butterflies.