Verbena Rigida - Slender Vervain Aka: purple verbena, rigid verbena, sandpaper verbena, slender verbena, prairie verbena, stiff verbena, upright verbena. This many-named plant is a herbaceous semi-shrub perennial that can be an annual in colder climates. It is compact and upright with bushy ridged green leaves that are not pleasant to touch. Clusters of fragrant tiny flowers resembling miniature daisies, burst from the branching stems touting their rich purple color. Attracts Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees, Bumblebees, Songbirds, and other beneficial pollinators. It is a fast grower that is easy to maintain, blooming from summer to late fall. In warmer winter climates it may possibly into the winter months. It is a self sower, hardy, vigorous and spreads by creeping underground bringing blooms year after year and is a winner at attracting pollinators to the rich nectar. In England it is called Hardy Garden Verbena where it was given the Award of Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society. .
40+ seed per pack
Planting Zone: 7 – 10
Full Sun
Height: 1 foot - 2 feet
Width: 3 feet - 4 feet
Fragrant
Attracts Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees, Bumblebees, Songbirds and other beneficial
pollinators
Does great in containers
Cold hardy
Heat and drought tolerant
Resistant to Deer and Rabbit
I urge anyone buying seed to do their homework on germination, I have not raised and cannot raise many of these plants as I am sub-tropics here in St Augustine, Florida. All seed are NOT alike! There are so many different factors in germination and not doing a search is throwing your money away. I want everyone to be successful when growing your flowers from seed it is the most rewarding experience in Gardening and you can do it, if you give the seed what it needs to grow. I always check 3 sites of info to choose how I will go about it. It is not hard to do, if you do it right!
SEED GERMINATION TIP!!!!!!!
ONLY GERMINATE A SMALL PORTION AT A TIME.
DON'T PUT ALL YOUR MONKEYS IN A BARREL.
Good Luck and Happy Planting!!!!
