How to Use sand verbena in a Sentence

sand verbena

noun
  • The park is known for native florals like desert sand verbena, dune evening primrose, and phacelia, all of which come out in droves after the winter rains.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Desert gold and brown-eyed primrose are appearing near Ashford Mill, along with sand verbena and fivespot.
    — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Some of the wildflowers that people may see include sand verbena, desert poppies, primroses, desert sunflowers and apricot mallow, among others.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
  • In wet winters, the valleys beyond town awaken in color as sand verbena, desert sunflower, evening primrose and pincushion gather in brief, luminous blooms across the desert floor.
    — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Head to higher elevations above 2,000 feet where there is more moisture to see slopes brightened with desert lily, sand verbena and flowering Orcutt’s woody aster.
    — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Visitors are spotting desert sand verbena, primroses, desert sunflowers, apricot mallow, and desert lilies at Anza-Borrego.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The pleasant scent of the wildflowers is surprising, particularly what looked like a pale purple sand verbena near Ashford Mill Ruins.
    — Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The broad drainage that flows out of Coyote and Henderson canyons in Borrego Springs is currently alive with color as clusters of yellow desert sunflowers, delicate white dune primrose and vibrant purple sand verbena emerge.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Visitors can find various type of wildflowers such as sand verbena and brown-eyed primrose, along Henderson Canyon Road, Coyote Canyon and Borrego Palm Canyon, according to the state park.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • At Anza-Borrego, visitors are already spotting desert sand verbena, primroses, desert sunflowers, apricot mallow, and even desert lilies along Henderson Canyon Road, Borrego Palm Canyon, and Coyote Canyon.
    — James Ward, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • October 2022 found areas of the Anza-Borrego Desert painted with thick bunches of yellow goldeneye flowers, carpets of yellow chinchweed and clusters of purple sand verbena sweeping over undulating sand dunes along Highway S-22 heading toward Salton Sea.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025

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