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VERBENA
VERBENA
Verbena spp. (ver-BEAN-ah)
Perennial Sun Height 9 -12 inches Spread 12 -18 inches Spacing 9 -12 inches
HABIT: Low, spreading perennial, blooms red, white, salmon, purple all summer.
CULTURE: Easy to grow in well-drained beds, low water and fertilization requirements.
USES: Summer color.
PROBLEMS: Red spider mites occasionally.
NOTES: The natives are prairie verbena (V. bipinnatifida) and moss verbena (V. tenuisecta). ‘Pink Parfait’ is a beautiful, large-flowered evergreen. The cultivated varieties are good as well.
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