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
Growing conditions
For the final planting position, these plants like to be in full sun in well drained soil.
When to grow
February–April
What you need
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Packet of Verbena bonariensis seeds
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Seed tray
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Seed compost
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Plant label
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Clear polythene bag
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Vermiculite
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Gardening gloves
How to grow
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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.
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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.
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When the seeds are large enough to handle, transplant each one into 7.5cm pots.
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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.
