Verbena (aka Vervain) are the gift that keeps on giving. While it’s an annual here in my New Jersey garden (Zone 6B), it reseeds like a mutha f’er. I didn’t plant any Verbena this spring in the location shown in the photo below. They emerged on their own.
As a result, I’ve developed a process when it comes to planting Verbena each year: Never repeat the same location. Once they’ve been planted somewhere, I know they’ll continue to return in that same spot, hence no need for overplanting. I just make sure it’s a locale that receives full sun and isn’t overly wet, which can be a challenge for me and my waterlogged clay soil. Deer/rabbits do nibble some but not enough to slow them down. And I’m sure I just jinxed myself.
FREE PLANTS PEOPLE!!
And as I mentioned in yesterday’s post, they continue to bloom here into October until that deep frost hits. A sad day yes, but I know they’ll be back.
Blooms for months.
Color for months.
Smiles for months.
I love this plant! But, alas it doesn’t like my soil. I’ll keep trying though and maybe it’ll reseed.
I had that gift with Cleome, loved by moths and hummers, all three colors would reseed beautifully. I should have grabbed some seed pods the year we moved… the packets I buy at the store must produce sterile seeds because they never reseed! Sigh.
Anyway, love this plant profile and will continue trying it in different spots