sand verbena
noun
: any of various western North American trailing or low-growing herbs (genus Abronia) of the four-o'clock family with flowers like the verbena
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Most of us do not put desert marigold or hairy sand verbena in vases or bouquets. 
Claire Vaye Watkins, Outside Online, 15 May 2017 The buildings’ desert tones also allow the plants in the resort’s 100,000-square-foot botanical garden to pop: red sand verbena, Mojave yucca, and Shaw’s agave, to name a few. Michaela Trimble, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2021 The first place with prominent blooms of desert sunflowers, and purple sand verbena will be Cathedral City, Riverside, according to The Desert Sun. Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 5 Feb. 2020 Joshua trees begin sprouting their creamy blossoms in February, and bright splotches from blooming cacti and wildflowers—including the desert lily, sand verbena, and ocotillo—dot the desert floor through April. Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2019
Claire Vaye Watkins, Outside Online, 15 May 2017 The buildings’ desert tones also allow the plants in the resort’s 100,000-square-foot botanical garden to pop: red sand verbena, Mojave yucca, and Shaw’s agave, to name a few. Michaela Trimble, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2021 The first place with prominent blooms of desert sunflowers, and purple sand verbena will be Cathedral City, Riverside, according to The Desert Sun. Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 5 Feb. 2020 Joshua trees begin sprouting their creamy blossoms in February, and bright splotches from blooming cacti and wildflowers—including the desert lily, sand verbena, and ocotillo—dot the desert floor through April. Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2019 Word History
First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined above