Plant: Homestead Purple - Verbena
Verbena · Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'
Size: 1 gal
Light
Bloom
More about this plant
A fast-spreading, mounding clump verbena with hairy green leaves and glowing purple flower clusters from spring through fall. It takes full sun to part shade, well-drained soil, and tolerates drought, heat, humidity and salt. Use it as a groundcover, in borders, containers or on slopes; it is short-lived and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
- Full Sun
- Blooms in spring, summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 6-10
- Semi-Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A fast-spreading, mounding clump verbena with hairy green leaves and glowing purple flower clusters from spring through fall. It takes full sun to part shade, well-drained soil, and tolerates drought, heat, humidity and salt. Use it as a groundcover, in borders, containers or on slopes; it is short-lived and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
- Flowers
- Dome-shaped clusters of 10 to 25 small star-shaped flowers, glowing purple on this cultivar, from late spring to fall.
- Pruning
- Deadhead to keep the plant compact and attractive.
- Native range
- Verbena canadensis: North America, Virginia south to Florida
