Rafter O Wild Verbena

Breed: Mini Nubian 3rd gen

Date of Birth: 03-23-21

PERCENTAGE: 65.94% NUBIAN / 34.06% NIGERIAN

POLLED, BLUE-EYES, COU CLAIR

Verbena truly has it all! She’s a striking blue-eyed, polled doe with the rare and beautiful Cou Clair color pattern—and she backs up that beauty with an impressive pedigree. Her udder shows tremendous promise for future development, featuring ideal teat size and placement, strong attachments, and a high, wide escutcheon. Her foreudder is smoothly blended and well-extended, adding to her overall balance and dairy strength.

Her dam, Clover, is a beautiful two-tone chamoisee doe with blue eyes and a FINISHED CHAMPION.  She is very feminine and has a great topline and overall conformation.  Clover’s pedigree is outstanding on both sides.  Verbena’s grand dam, Clair, comes from top Nubian herds.  Her sire, Memphis, put great width on his kids and is a *B buck, and his dam, Tootsie, earned her milk star!

Verbena had a great May 2025, winning Reserve Grand Champion Mini Nubian Senior Doe at the Hill Country Two-Step under Judge Kelly Martin, and winning Best Udder in Age Class twice.  At the North Texas Tango, she won Grand Champion under Judge Scott Horner and Best Udder in Age Class.

Verbena won Reserve Grand Champion Mini Nubian Senior Doe in the Texas Mini Milkers Hill Country Two-Step on May 4, 2024, under Judge Rebekah Rupchis.  She then went on to win Overall Best Udder under Judge Emily Thompson-Healy.

Verbena won Reserve Grand Champion Mini Nubian Senior Doe in the Texas Mini Milkers Texas Two-Step on May 6, 2023, under Judge Ashley Burton.  Both judges commented on how beautiful she is on the move in the ring!

Verbena won Reserve Grand Champion Mini Nubian Junior Doe in the Fall 2022 MDGA Virtual Show!  Comments from Judge Lavinia Allen: The Mini Nubian Reserve Grand Champion Junior Doe is Entry H from the Senior Yearling Class.  Again, this doe has the advantage in her Body Capacity being very deep in her heart girth and barrel.   In General Appearance, Entry H exhibits strong straight legs from the front and rear with good angulation of the rear legs when viewed from the side,  good width in her chest floor, and she has good length of bone as seen through her topline with smooth blending from the loin into a more correct slope from hips to pins.  This doe also shows good breed character for a Generation 3.

Verbena is already making her mark as a foundation doe, not just with her own achievements, but through the success of her offspring. Her daughter, Poppy, is a shining example of the strength in her genetics. At the Hill Country Two-Step, Poppy stood out among a competitive lineup of young does and was awarded Grand Champion Junior Doe and Best in Show under Judge Kelly Martin. From her elegant conformation to her strong dairy character, it’s clear that Poppy is following in her dam’s footsteps. Verbena is passing on both beauty and performance, and we’re excited to watch her legacy continue through the next generation. 

Name Origin

Prairie Verbena has gently rounded clusters of bilaterally symmetrical pink, lavender, or purple flowers bloom atop stems with highly divided leaves. The Spanish name, Moradilla, comes from morado (“purple”) and means “little purple one.” This plant often forms brilliant displays of pink or light purple, covering acres of ground. It is a variable complex, with some plants tall and pink-flowered, others more matted, and with lavender or purple flowers; the two forms are usually found in separate areas. The genus Glandularia is closely related to Verbena, differing conspicuously in its round-topped clusters of showy flowers; in some references, this species is listed as Verbena ambrosifolia.

This species is a member of the verbena family (family Verbenaceae), which includes about 75 genera and 3,000 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees, mostly of tropical and warm temperate regions. Among them, teak is a highly prized furniture wood, and Vervain, Lantana, Lippia or Frog Fruit are grown as ornamentals.

Kidding History

• 2023     1 Doeling       1 Buckling (Venus & Crescent – Sire Tundra)
• 2024     2 Doelings     1 Buckling (Poppy, Cherry, Max – Sire Tundra)
• 2025     1 Doeling       1 Buckling (Auggie & Halei – Sire Tundra)

Verbena Kids

Verbena Pedigree Photos