Verbena x hybrida
Botanical Name
Verbena x hybrida
Hardiness
Half hardy annual
Height
6 to 15 inches
Width
8 to 24 inches
Flowers
Summer: white, lavender, purple, blue, pink, red, apricot, salmon
Light
Full sun
Soil
Well-drained
Planting and Care
Space plants 6 to 12 inches apart, deadhead for continual bloom, stops blooming in heat
Problems
Powdery mildew, damping off in seedlings
Varieties to Consider
'Patio' - heat tolerant, hot colors
'Romance' Series - compact, denser habit
'Babylon' - PW, compact, less deadheading, heat tolerant, less mildew
'Imagination' - 1993 AAS winner, lacy foliage
'Peaches & Cream' - heat tolerant, salmon and apricot blend
'Tapien' & 'Tamari' - more heat yet cold tolerant, less deadheading
'Romance' Series - compact, denser habit
'Babylon' - PW, compact, less deadheading, heat tolerant, less mildew
'Imagination' - 1993 AAS winner, lacy foliage
'Peaches & Cream' - heat tolerant, salmon and apricot blend
'Tapien' & 'Tamari' - more heat yet cold tolerant, less deadheading