Melinda Myers

Verbena

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 & Care

• Space plants 6 to 12 inches apart
• Deadhead for continual bloom
• Stops blooming in heat

Problems

Powdery mildew, damping off in seedlings

Varieties

• 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