Plants in genus verbena
Verbena 'Tex Tuf Red'
Verbena 'Tex Tuf Red' is a popular plant in Texas, likely a hybrid of V. tenera. It flowers consistently throughout the season, from spring through fall, providing vibrant color and attracting butterflies to gardens.
Verbena 'Pink Princess'
Verbena 'Pink Princess' is a ground-covering plant created by Greg Grant. It grows to 18 inches tall and spreads up to 6 feet wide, quickly covering the ground with clusters of lavender pink flowers. This plant is known for attracting butterflies and thrives in sunny locations.
Verbena 'Homestead Purple'
Verbena 'Homestead Purple' is a vigorous perennial known for its medium dark purple flowers that attract hummingbirds. It is ideal for covering large areas and thrives in sunny locations, making it a popular choice for groundcover.
Verbena 'White Princess'
Verbena 'White Princess' is a spontaneous seedling sport of Verbena 'Blue Princess', known for its ability to attract butterflies. This perennial thrives in sunny environments and is resistant to rabbits, making it a resilient choice for gardens. It is well-suited for rain gardens and adds a touch of elegance with its delicate blooms.
Verbena 'Texas Appleblossom'
Verbena 'Texas Appleblossom' is a vigorous, long-flowering plant with large cotton candy-pink flowers that fade to white. It is attractive to hummingbirds and thrives in sunny locations. This plant is drought-tolerant and suitable for a variety of garden settings, including cottage gardens and living walls, providing a splash of color throughout the growing season.
Verbena 'Tukana Scarlet'
Verbena 'Tukana Scarlet' is a vibrant perennial known for its small, intense blooms that persist throughout the season. This plant forms a dense, vigorous mat with clusters of 2.5 to 3-inch flowers. It is disease resistant, low maintenance, and self-cleaning, making it an easy choice for gardeners. Additionally, it is fairly drought-tolerant, adding to its appeal in various garden settings.
Verbena catharinae 'Lavender Frappe'
Verbena catharinae 'Lavender Frappe' is a drought-tolerant perennial introduced by Plant Delights/JLBG in 2011. It forms a 1-inch tall carpet of finely dissected green foliage, adorned with medium purple flowers in spring and summer. This plant can spread to a 3-foot wide patch within a year and tolerates temperatures as low as 7°F. Its low-growing habit makes it ideal for groundcover in sunny gardens, attracting butterflies and other pollinators.
Verbena 'Hot Lips'
Verbena 'Hot Lips' features large flower heads of fluorescent red-violet that darken toward the center. It blooms from late spring until the end of summer, adding vibrant color to gardens.
Verbena oklahomensis 'Rosie'
Verbena oklahomensis 'Rosie' is a vigorous plant that can form a large patch up to 1 foot tall and 5 feet wide in a single season. It flowers heavily in early spring and fall, attracting butterflies and other pollinators. This drought-tolerant plant is ideal for sunny locations and can be used as a groundcover or in cottage gardens.
Verbena 'Abbeville'
Verbena 'Abbeville' is a highly fragrant and vigorous plant with light violet flowers that bloom consistently throughout the summer. Discovered in Abbeville, South Carolina, this Verbena is known for its ability to attract butterflies and its resistance to rabbits. Its continuous flowering and pleasant scent make it a delightful addition to any garden.
Verbena aristigera
Verbena aristigera is a vibrant perennial with rich, fluorescent purple flowers that bloom throughout the summer. Known for its non-aggressive growth habit, this plant attracts hummingbirds and butterflies, adding life to any garden. It is a compact, long-flowering variety that thrives in hot weather, making it ideal for sunny locations. The plant's cutleaf foliage adds a delicate texture, and it is highly floriferous, providing a continuous display from spring to early fall. Its ability to withstand heat and humidity makes it a resilient choice for gardeners.