Verbena 'Homestead Purple'

like the colour very pretty

i love verbena...does this one self seed like bonariensis?

No - never, sadly! I really like this plant, so I do replace it if it doesn't survive, because it flowers on and on. It 'is' a beautiful deep purple!

my bonariensis has selfseeded either side of a path.....its so lovely. ill have to find this one to add to it...

It's not an upright plant, Sandra - it kind of 'sprawls' and sends its long arms out between other plants. ;-)))

sounds nice. i like a sprawler..good ground cover..

Sort of, if you have other plants it can 'weave' through! :-)))

Mine come up year after year but I do protect the crowns Spritz

Oooh! Denise, what do you do - please tell!

Verbena bonariensis can suffer dieback if cut back in autumn so I leave alone until I see new shoots emerging in the spring. I mulch the crowns with a dry soil based compost. As it is recommended to dry mulch HP's as well - I have tried it on my Homestead Purple and it worked.

That's great - thanks. I do leave my Verbena bon. until spring to cut them back, and so far, I haven't lost any, but it would be lovely to save this one too.

Well it was very cold last year even here and they survived so yours should be ok.

I do hope so! :-)))