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Verbena bonariensis |
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| Common name |
purple-top vervain |
| Family |
verbenaceae |
| Life cycle |
tender perennial |
| Flowers |
purple |
| Size |
3' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
Give several weeks cold, then germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | early November |
We grow this tender perennial as an annual - it blooms in summer from seed started mid-spring. The plant has an airy look to it, so that it can be put in the foreground of a border despite its height.
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| | Up close, you can see the flowers are really two-toned, with burgundy tubes and lavender flared-out petals. |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: cutting garden Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Verbena bonariensis
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Marilyn Vos | Oct 27, 2008 | Verbena Bonareinsis - I feel it is Brazilian - and I love it - but this year I see the name Finesse also - is there only ONE Verbena and does it just have another name I did not know about? Verbena Bonareinsis is not perennial by us but it is wonderful with other flowers and very striking but if there are two kinds I have to be sure I get the right one again this year - can you help me? Thanks.
'Finesse' is one of the named cultivars of Verbena bonariensis. I've only ever grown the plain species. |
| Linda | Mar 05, 2009 | Where can I order these seeds from you & if so, how much, in a hurry, but can't find an order link. I love anything Verbena. We have one of the fragrant bushes & love it. Does this flower smell like the fragrant bush? Thanks
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| Rosemary | Aug 18, 2009 | I have a handful of these in my garden and although it is classed as a'tender perennial' i have had mine for many years and it has survived the hardest of
frosts and heavey snowfall! |
| Irena Montuori, Guelph, ON., Canada | Sep 14, 2009 | This Verbena is a must if you want butterflies, hummingbirds or birds in your garden, not to mention it is fragrant. It makes spectacular show if planted in masses. It self seeds where I live, that is Guelph, Ontario, Canada. I've grown it for number of years and do absolutely nothing, just let them drop the seeds in late fall and new plants appear in spring. Great Site Rob! Love the photographs! |
- Seed from '03 trade. Baggy 35F(4w) - 70F (75%G, 3d)
- Seed from '04 garden. Baggy 35F (30d) - 70F (21d; 46%G, 3d) - 70F with light (14d; no further G)
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