The Garden Community for Garden Lovers

Verbena 'Homestead Purple'


Verbena 'Homestead Purple' (Verbena 'Homestead Purple')

Still flowering well. This isn't a reliably hardy plant, but it's in the most sheltered corner I have - so fingers crossed.



Comments on this photo

 

like the colour very pretty

6 Oct, 2010

 

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

7 Oct, 2010

 

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!

7 Oct, 2010

 

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

7 Oct, 2010

 

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

7 Oct, 2010

 

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

7 Oct, 2010

 

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

7 Oct, 2010

 

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

7 Oct, 2010

 

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

7 Oct, 2010

 

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.

7 Oct, 2010

 

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.

7 Oct, 2010

 

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

7 Oct, 2010

 

I do hope so! :-)))

7 Oct, 2010



Comment on this photo


Pictures by spritzhenry
4611 of 5903

What else?

This photo is of species Verbena 'Homestead Purple'.

See who else has plants in genus Verbena.

This photo is of "Verbena 'Homestead Purple'" in Spritzhenry's garden

Members who like this photo

  • Gardening with friends since
    3 Sep, 2010

  • Gardening with friends since
    4 Jul, 2007

  • Gardening with friends since
    9 Apr, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    20 Jan, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    27 Oct, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    9 Jul, 2010

  • Gardening with friends since
    27 Feb, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    12 Jan, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    25 Aug, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    18 Sep, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    1 Apr, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    5 May, 2010

  • Gardening with friends since
    9 Aug, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    27 Sep, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    21 May, 2007

  • Gardening with friends since
    10 Oct, 2008

Garden centre