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Verbena
Uses:
- Container Spillers
- Annual Groundcover
- Garden Beds & Landscaping
Features:
- Low-Growing Colorful Flowers
- Long Season Bloom
- Easy Care Annual
Sunlight:
- Partial Sun to Full Sun
- 5+ Hours of Direct Sun
- East, West or South Sides of Homes
Verbena plants typically add summer color to containers and garden beds. Plant these in mostly sunny locations in the garden or container garden.
Why Buy Verbena Online
Verbenas are popular annuals for gardeners in most regions. They come in a variety of colors, so they work well as a color filler in containers, beds, or other areas of the landscape. Because they typically grow no higher than a foot in a mounded or trailing way, they are versatile choices for lush summer color. We sell about 20 varieties to help our customers find the color and growing habit to best suit their needs. Flowers appear all summer in circular clusters, for a delicate look up close but for colorful attention from afar.
How To Use Verbena In The Garden
Verbenas can fill containers that get at least 4 hours of sun a day on decks, patios, balconies, or in the landscape with color. Add a trailing or spilling variety like Superverbena Violet Ice to a hanging basket. Plant several together in a garden bed, near steps, or on a slope to create a floral groundcover during the growing season.
As an annual, they are easy-care flowers, and most varieties are self-cleaning, so they need little pruning or deadheading. Verbena plants can handle summer heat up to zones 8 through 11. Most varieties resist disease and can attract butterflies to their colorful, circular flowers.
Container or hanging basket spiller
Groundcover
Available in more than a dozen color combinations
Typically 6 to 12 inches high and 18 to 30 inches wide
Winter hardy in zones 8 to 11
About Verbena
Genus
Species
Family
Verbenaceae
200
Verbenaceae
Common Names:
Vervain, Verveine
Native To:
North America, South America, Europe and Asia
Plant Type:
Annuals
Foliage Type:
Semi-Evergreen, Deciduous, Herbaceous
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
3 - 4
Flower Color:
Flower Bloom Time:
Late spring to fall
Growth Habit:
Clumping, Spreading, Upright, Mounded, Trailing
Attracts:
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Tolerates:
Heat and Sun, Drought, Moisture, Cold, Salt Tolerance
Resists:
Pest, Disease, Deer, Rabbit
How To Use Verbena In The Garden
Verbena includes about 150 types annuals and perennials, with soft or partly woody stems and flowers. These plants typically reach up to 12 inches in height with an 18-inch spread, producing flowers throughout the summer in circular clusters. The blooms can be white, red, pink, lavender, blue, or purple and add a delicate yet striking touch to gardens. Preferring partial to full sun, Verbena thrives in well-drained soil and is relatively drought-tolerant once established.
Position trailing verbena varieties along a border edge or in hanging baskets for a sweeping cascade of color. You can mass these low-growing types on sunny slopes or large open areas for quick coverage and continuous color from spring until the first frost. Combine upright or mounding types with other pollinator-friendly plants in mixed beds or containers to extend the flowering season. Clip back lightly if they outgrow their space, encouraging a steady display of new blooms.
Verbena Care
Give verbena full sun exposure, as these plants need at least six hours of direct sunlight daily. They thrive in well-draining soil; heavy clay soils should be amended with compost to improve drainage. Water newly planted verbenas regularly to establish roots, then reduce frequency, allowing the soil to dry out between waterings to prevent root rot. Applying a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in the spring promotes vigorous growth and abundant flowering.
Regularly deadhead spent flowers throughout the growing season. In colder climates, treat verbena as an annual or provide winter protection by mulching around the base to insulate roots from freezing temperatures. When growing in containers, choose pots with drainage holes and use a well-draining potting mix. Container-grown verbenas may require more frequent watering and monthly feeding with a water-soluble fertilizer to support their growth.
Learn More About Verbena
Superbena Timing Chart
There is a 5 week window from the earliest flowering to the latest flowering Superbena Verbena. Typically weeks 12 to 16 are from late March to late April.
