VERBENA SEEDS
Verbena bonariensis, V. rigida
Attracts butterflies - Heat and drought tolerant - Deer resistant - Winter hardy to zone 7 - Can be grown as a self-sowing annual everywhere
One of the best plants are for attracting butterflies. It does indeed attract a wide range of butterfly species, but it seems to have found a particularly strong admirer in our namesake the Tiger Swallowtail. This is a long-blooming, tough, drought tolerant plant that is among the easiest perennials to grow. The rosy-lavender flowers are tiny and extremely profuse, held on long and strong 4-5 foot stems that are great for cutting. Re-seeds readily but is not invasive. A winter hardy perennial to zone 7, it can be grown as annual everywhere when started early.
PR08236
VERBENA RIGIDA
Seeds
Spreading 10-20 inch plants topped with lavender-purple flowers bloom from late spring until frost. Butterflies love them. A must for low maintenance gardens, they are extremely heat and drought tolerant, needing little to no care. Spreads slowly by underground roots in dry soils, faster in moist soils. Winter hardy to zone 7, and can be grown as annual everywhere, usually blooming in just 4 months from seed.
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PR08237
POLARIS
Verbena rigida Seeds
These spreading 10-20 inch plants are smothered in silver-blue flowers from late spring until frost. Butterflies love them. A must for low maintenance gardens, they are extremely heat and drought tolerant, needing little to no care. Spreads slowly by underground roots in dry soils, faster in moist soils. Winter hardy to zone 7, and can be grown as annual everywhere, usually blooming in just 4 months from seed.
How to Plant VERBENA Seeds
Sow seeds in peat pots or cell
packs, press into soil and
barely cover. Needs darkness to germinate. Kept at 70° F., germination occurs within 4 weeks.
Transplant into the garden 24 inches apart. Pinch back Verbena bonariensis seedlings at planting time to encourage bushiness.
Comments: Full sun. Tolerates heat and drought. Deer and rabbit resistant. Attracts Hummingbird Moths and hummingbirds. Rivals Butterfly Bush with its ability to attract butterflies, and Verbena bonariensis blooms much longer, with lower maintenance.
Comments: Full sun. Tolerates heat and drought. Deer and rabbit resistant. Attracts Hummingbird Moths and hummingbirds. Rivals Butterfly Bush with its ability to attract butterflies, and Verbena bonariensis blooms much longer, with lower maintenance.
