RHS / Helen Jermyn 
Appearance
Bedding verbenas have domed clusters of small flowers – purple, deep red, pink or white – through summer and into autumn. Hardier perennial verbenas include Verbena bonariensis, which has tall, slender stems, topped with mauve flowers.
Preferences
Verbenas love full sun, warmth and well-drained soil. They are happy in borders and containers.
Dislikes
Plants won’t flower in shade and tend to rot in very wet soil. They generally dislike cold and may be killed by frost.
Did you know?
Verbena bonariensis usually lives for several years but can succumb to a hard frost. Still, it seeds itself freely, so new plants usually appear to replace any losses.
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Verbena
Verbena rigida f. lilacina 'Polaris'
slender vervain 'Polaris'
- Height
- 0.1–0.5 metres
- Width
- 0.1–0.5 metres
Verbena macdougalii 'Lavender Spires'
mountain blue vervain 'Lavender Spires'
- Height
- 1.5–2.5 metres
- Width
- 0.1–0.5 metres
Glandularia 'Lawrence Johnston'
vervain 'Lawrence Johnston'
- Height
- 0.1–0.5 metres
- Width
- 0.1–0.5 metres
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Glandularia Endurascape Pink Bicolor ('Balendpibi') (Endurascape Series)
vervain [Endurascape Pink Bicolor]
- Height
- 0.1–0.5 metres
- Width
- 0.1–0.5 metres
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