Verbena Seeds – Verbena × hybrida Flower Plant

Verbena is a popular flowering plant valued for its clusters of small, vibrant blooms and long-lasting color display. Verbena × hybrida produces flowers in shades of purple, pink, red, white, and bi-color combinations. With its spreading or trailing habit, it is perfect for hanging baskets, containers, window boxes, borders, and ground cover plantings. Verbena blooms continuously through warm weather and is highly attractive to butterflies and other pollinators.

Features

• Dense clusters of colorful blooms
• Long flowering season in warm weather
• Excellent trailing or spreading habit
• Ideal for baskets, borders, and containers
• Highly attractive to butterflies and pollinators
• Heat and drought tolerant once established
• Low-maintenance ornamental plant

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Verbena × hybrida
• Common Name (US): Verbena
• Seed Type / Variety: Flowering Ornamental Annual/Perennial Hybrid
• Growth Habit: Trailing or spreading flowering plant
• USDA Zones: 7–11 (grown as annual in cooler climates)
• Planting Season: Spring after last frost
• Growing Season: Spring through Fall
• Sowing Season: Spring to Early Summer
• Germination Time and Conditions: 14–28 days in warm, well-drained soil; light may improve germination
• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil
• Watering Needs: Low to moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Mature Plant Size: 6–18 inches tall, spreading 12–36 inches
• Plant Spacing: 10–15 inches apart