Verbena bonariensis

Verbena is great at attracting butterflies to your garden in the summer

Season: Sow seeds in spring
Name: Verbena bonariensis
Common Name: Verbena
Description: Verbena has beautiful, bright purple flowers and can grow to be 150cm tall.

Growing Tips

For the final planting position, these plants like to be in full sun in well drained soil.

February–April

Fill a seed tray with damp compost and sow the seeds thinly on the surface of the soil. Cover with a thin layer of vermiculite.
Seal the tray inside a clear, polythene bag and place on a warm, sunny windowsill. The seeds need to be at a temperature of between 24–27C in order to germinate; this may take two to three weeks.
When the seeds are large enough to handle, transplant each one into 7.5cm pots.
Gradually harden off the plants and plant them outside when all risk of frosts have passed. As the plants grow tall, make sure you space them around 50cm apart when planting out.

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