General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 6 - 8 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Pink
Purple
Red
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: It may take up to a month for seeds to germinate.
Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, lightly covering with potting medium.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Garden Verbena
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Verbena x hybrida
  • Synonym: Glandularia x hybrida

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Location: Dow Gardens, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-10-10
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) on a favorite host flower, verbena.
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-06-22
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-04-01
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2007-07-31
this trailing verbena came back from seed
Location: Fairfax, VA | September, 2023
Date: 2023-10-08
Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-04-01
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2022-04-24
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-19
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-06-22
Location: Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2016-09-04
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-05-16
Location: Portsmouth Nursery 
Date: 2012-03-17
Beautiful Color.
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2011-06-24
BY Donalena / called Twinkle dark pink.
Location: Hershey Gardens, Hershey, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2019-08-25
Pollinator: hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe)
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-06-19
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-06-19
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-06-19
Location: Tossa de Mar, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-04
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-05
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