Overview

Transform your garden, patio, or balcony with this exquisite set of purple verbena live plants. Known for their prolific blooms and vibrant color, these verbena plants are a gardener’s delight. Each set includes six healthy plants, ranging from 5-9 inches in height, ready to bring life and beauty to your outdoor living areas. Verbena, particularly the trailing varieties, offers a stunning cascade of rich purple flowers that bloom continuously from spring through fall. These versatile plants are perfect for adding visual interest to hanging baskets, window boxes, and containers, where their mounding and trailing habit can be fully appreciated. Beyond container gardening, they also excel as a vibrant ground cover, filling in spaces with their dense foliage and abundant blooms, or defining garden borders with their cheerful presence. Our purple verbena live plants are carefully cultivated to ensure strong, healthy growth, promising a spectacular display in your landscape.

Verbena is cherished not only for its striking beauty but also for its resilience and ease of care. These plants are a fantastic choice for both novice and experienced gardeners, adapting well to various conditions once established. Their vivid purple hues attract pollinators like butterflies, adding an extra layer of charm to your garden ecosystem. Whether you’re looking to create a dramatic focal point or simply add continuous color, these verbena plants are an excellent investment for long-lasting floral enjoyment. Discover the joy of growing these captivating flowers and watch your outdoor spaces come alive with their charm.

Key Benefits

These purple verbena live plants offer a multitude of benefits, making them a superb addition to any garden or outdoor space. Their ease of growth and continuous blooming cycle ensure a season full of color and natural beauty. Here are some of the key advantages:

• Continuous Blooms: Enjoy a nearly endless display of vibrant purple flowers from spring until the first frost, providing consistent color and beauty throughout the growing season. This extended bloom time makes them a standout choice for dynamic garden designs.
• Versatile Use: Excellent for a variety of applications, including stunning trailing effects in hanging baskets and window boxes, effective ground cover to suppress weeds, and elegant borders along walkways or garden beds. Their adaptability allows for creative placement in diverse garden settings.
• Attracts Pollinators: The rich purple flowers are a magnet for beneficial insects like butterflies and bees, helping to support local ecosystems and bringing delightful activity to your garden. This natural interaction enhances the overall vibrancy of your outdoor space.
• Low Maintenance: Once established, these verbena plants require minimal care, making them ideal for busy gardeners. They are relatively drought-tolerant and disease-resistant, ensuring a hassle-free gardening experience.
• Drought Tolerant: These plants exhibit good drought tolerance, making them suitable for xeriscaping or areas with water restrictions, reducing the need for frequent watering. This resilience ensures they remain beautiful even in challenging conditions.
• Perennial in Warm Climates: In USDA Zones 7-11, these verbena plants can return year after year, providing a reliable source of color. In colder zones, they can be enjoyed as prolific annuals, offering seasonal splendor. Understanding perennial verbena care is key to their longevity.
• Thrives in Full Sun: Verbena loves the sun, performing best in locations that receive at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily, leading to more abundant blooms and healthier growth.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Proper care is essential for ensuring your purple verbena live plants thrive and provide a spectacular display throughout the season. These plants are generally easy to care for, making them suitable for gardeners of all experience levels. Understanding their basic needs will help you achieve the best results.

Sunlight Requirements: Verbena plants are sun-lovers and require at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day to produce the most abundant blooms. In hotter climates, some afternoon shade can be beneficial to prevent scorching, but generally, full sun is preferred. Insufficient sunlight will result in leggy growth and fewer flowers. When considering verbena for hanging baskets, ensure they are placed in a sunny location where they can receive ample light.

Watering Schedule & Soil Moisture: While verbena is somewhat drought-tolerant once established, consistent moisture is crucial for young plants. Water thoroughly when the top inch of soil feels dry to the touch. Avoid overwatering, as this can lead to root rot. Good drainage is paramount. For established plants, allow the soil to dry out slightly between waterings. During hot, dry spells, daily watering may be necessary, especially for plants in containers or hanging baskets, as they tend to dry out faster. Proper watering is a key aspect of perennial verbena care.

Soil Type & Drainage: These plants prefer well-draining soil. A sandy loam or a good quality potting mix amended with organic matter works best. If planting in the ground, ensure the soil is not overly heavy clay, which can retain too much moisture. Improving drainage with compost or grit can be beneficial. The ideal soil pH for verbena is slightly acidic to neutral (6.0-7.0).

Temperature Range & USDA Hardiness Zone: Verbena thrives in warm temperatures. It is typically grown as an annual in colder climates and as a perennial in USDA Hardiness Zones 7-11. In perennial zones, the plant may die back in winter but will regrow from the roots in spring. In colder zones, protect the plants from frost or bring container plants indoors if you wish to overwinter them.

Fertilization Schedule: Fertilize your verbena every 2-4 weeks during the growing season with a balanced liquid fertilizer, especially if they are in containers. For in-ground plants, a slow-release granular fertilizer applied in spring can provide sustained nutrients. Avoid over-fertilizing, as this can lead to lush foliage at the expense of flowers.

Pruning & Deadheading: Regular deadheading (removing spent flowers) encourages more blooms and keeps the plant looking tidy. You can also give the plants a light trim or ‘shearing’ mid-season to promote a fresh flush of growth and flowers, especially if they start to look leggy. This practice is vital for maintaining healthy trailing verbena plants.

Common Problems & Solutions: Verbena is generally pest and disease resistant. However, watch out for powdery mildew in humid conditions; ensure good air circulation to prevent this. Aphids can occasionally be a problem, which can be treated with insecticidal soap. Providing adequate spacing and proper watering techniques can prevent most common issues.

Size & Details

This offering includes a set of six individual purple verbena live plants, each standing approximately 5-9 inches tall at the time of shipment. These unpotted plants are carefully packaged to ensure they arrive healthy and ready for planting. Verbena plants typically exhibit a vigorous growth rate, quickly filling out their allocated space. When mature, these trailing varieties can spread up to 18-24 inches wide, creating a lush, dense carpet of foliage and flowers. The specific height will depend on growing conditions and variety, but expect a mounding habit that gracefully spills over containers or spreads across garden beds. They are an excellent choice for ground cover verbena, forming a vibrant carpet.

These plants are shipped without individual pots, making them ideal for immediate transplanting into your chosen containers, hanging baskets, or directly into garden beds. They are well-rooted and ready to establish quickly, providing a rapid display of color. Expect blooms to appear from late spring and continue throughout the summer and into fall, offering an extended season of enjoyment. Their compact root ball allows for easy handling and planting, ensuring a smooth transition to their new home. You’ll find these plants are robust and designed to thrive with proper care, bringing long-lasting beauty to your landscape.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get? A: These purple verbena live plants are shipped at 5-9 inches tall. When mature, they can spread 18-24 inches wide, creating a beautiful trailing or mounding effect, making them perfect for verbena for hanging baskets.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: Verbena is primarily an outdoor plant, thriving in full sun. In colder climates (below USDA Zone 7), it is often grown as an annual, but it can be overwintered indoors in a bright, cool location.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: For the best blooming performance, these plants require at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. Full sun exposure ensures the most vibrant flowers and robust growth.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, verbena is considered a low-maintenance plant. Once established, it is relatively drought-tolerant and requires minimal attention beyond regular watering and occasional deadheading to promote continuous blooms.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your trailing verbena plants will arrive healthy and well-rooted, typically without pots, carefully packaged to ensure their safety during transit and ready for immediate planting.
• Q: Is it shipped in soil? A: The plants are typically shipped with their roots wrapped in a small amount of soil or moist material to keep them hydrated, but they are not in full pots. You will need to plant them upon arrival.
• Q: How long until it blooms? A: These plants are often actively growing or budding upon arrival, and with proper care, they should begin blooming shortly after planting, continuing throughout the spring, summer, and fall.
• Q: When is the best time to plant? A: The best time to plant verbena is in the spring after the last danger of frost has passed, allowing them to establish themselves before the heat of summer.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: Perennial verbena care allows these plants to survive winter in USDA Hardiness Zones 7-11. In colder zones, they are typically grown as annuals, but can be brought indoors for winter protection.
• Q: What type of soil is best for ground cover verbena? A: Verbena prefers well-draining soil. A good quality potting mix for containers or a sandy loam in garden beds is ideal. Avoid heavy, waterlogged soils.