Vibrant Verbenas

Colorful, versatile, and easy to grow, verbenas keep your garden going all season long.
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Room to Stretch

Towering stems of V. bonariensis add height and drama to this arrangement of yellow fennel flowers and pale-purple scabiosa. A ball of chicken wire in the neck of the pitcher holds the stems upright.

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Crowd-Pleasers

Verbenas are a staple of the summer garden, useful in a variety of situations. Verbena bonariensis lines a walkway at Montgomery Place, a 207-year-old estate in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.

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Transparent Beauty

Planted in front of a border, tall specimens of V. bonariensis provide an intriguing scrim through which to view the garden behind them.

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Vivid Colors

V. 'Lanai Deep Purple' provides a dark note among the bright blooms of Zinnia 'Profusion Orange.'

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Deep Shades

V. 'Lanai Lavender Star' and V. 'Lanai Blush White' act as a bright foil for the dark purple Petunia 'Royal Velvet.'

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Bright Reds

V. 'Aztec Dark Red' is the hot focal point in this collection of containers, which includes Canna 'Pink Sunburst,' Euphorbia cotinifolia, and Hibiscus 'El Toro.'

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How They Thrive

Verbenas flourish in full sun and well-drained soil, as in this graveled entryway. Although drought tolerant, they will bloom longer and be more resistant to pests and disease if watered and fertilized regularly. Shown are V. rigida 'Santos,' 'Polaris,' and 'Blue Princess' with Agave 'Mediopicta Alba,' A. vilmoriniana, Stachys byzantina, Echeveria 'Rosea,' Sempervivum 'Krebs 2,' and Nasella tenuissima.

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From On High

In this mixed container planting, the flowers of V. 'St. Paul' and the bright-green foliage of Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' spill over a pedestal from underneath a mass of Coleus 'Lemon Chiffon.'

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Border Play

The arching stems of V. 'Superbena Purple' and 'Raspberry Sorbet' intermingle with Stokesia laevis 'Blue Danube,' Gaura 'Karalee Petite Pink,' Sedum 'Frosty Morn,' and others, helping to unify the border while softening the hard edge of the walkway.

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Letting Loose

Verbenas in a hanging basket can, with time and care, become a ball of cascading color. Because of their exposed condition, such baskets will need frequent watering and fertilization to ensure continued blooms. V. 'Donalena Twinkle Pink' and 'Aztec Wild Rose' are shown.

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Tukana Scarlet Star

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Pinwheel Princess

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St. Paul

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Princess Bride

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Texas Apple Blossom

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Lanai Peach

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Snowflurry

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Babylon Neon Rose

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Lanai Blush White

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V. Rigida 'Santos'

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Lanai Deep Purple

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Carpet Magic Purple

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Superbena Large Lilac Blue

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Raspberry Sorbet

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Lanai Lavender Star

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V. Bonariensis

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V. Rigida 'Polaris'

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