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.