Plant of the vervain genus (7)

I believe the answer is:

verbena

(Other definitions for verbena that I've seen before include "Vervain (plant)" , "Ornamental plant with showy flowers" , "Garden plant" , "Herbaceous plant" , "Ornamental pant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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