How to Grow Verbena: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

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Verbena is an extremely versatile flower that performs best in hanging baskets, flower beds, rockeries and windowsill boxes. It is an annual plant in areas with variable climates and perennial in warmer areas, where blooms are frequent and colorful during the summer.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Planting the Seedlings or Sowing

Step 1. Purchase vervain seedlings and seeds from a greenhouse or garden center

You can find it practically everywhere. Given that it takes a long time to geminate, you can save yourself time and space by purchasing the already started seedlings directly.

By buying the plants you can ask the greenhouse workers how much they grow and compare the various colors. Verbena comes in white, red, purple, pink, or multicolored

Step 2. Plant the seeds in the winter if you want to start from scratch

Sow two seeds in each pot. Keep the soil moist but not excessively wet.

Use lukewarm water to keep the soil warm during gemination.
The seeds will take about a month to germinate.

Step 3. Keep the plants indoors until they have produced three to four leaves

Then start strengthening them by placing them outside, in full sun during the day.

Part 2 of 3: Grow the Verbena

Step 1. Choose where to place your verbena plants so that they get 8 to 10 hours of direct sun per day

These plants tend to develop powdery mildew if they don't get enough sun.

Step 2. Plant in late spring or early summer

Make sure there are no more frosts and the days are long.

Step 3. Check that the soil is well drained

A lot of planting the seedlings, fertilize with some flower fertilizer. Fertilize every month for the rest of the season.

Step 4. Water to keep the soil moist for the first few weeks after repotting

Step 5. Change the watering regime once the plants have taken root

Switch to once a week, at the base of the plant, making sure the water penetrates at least a couple of centimeters. Let it dry before giving water again.

Overwatering from above is one of the common mistakes in verbena care

Part 3 of 3: Helping the Bloom

Step 1. Prune the verbena after the first full bloom

Cut off a quarter of the plant from above, including any dried flowers. Do not cut the main branch.

Step 2. Prune two to three times a season

The next flowering will take place after 15-20 days. This practice will produce many larger flowers and plants.

Step 3. Consider using cuttings to multiply your verbena if you want it to grow back

Cut a stem under the knot or a thick point on the stem. Plant it in potting soil and keep it moist and shaded until it takes root.

Keep the plants in a container in the sun until you are ready to plant them

Step 4. Cut the plant regularly in the fall if you live in a temperate area and want to treat verbena as a perennial

If exposed to frost, it will die. Do not overdo the pruning or it may not resist.

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