Plant name: Verbena 'Santos Purple'
Other names: Verbena Rigida 'Santos', Slender Vervain 'Santos'
Category: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant family: Verbenaceae
Light preference: Full sun
Soil preference: Chalk, clay, loam. Acid, Alkaline, Neutral. Moist but well-drained.
Flowering/fruiting month: June - September
Size:
- Up to 60cm height
- Up to 45cm spread
Description: 'Santos' is a small, bushy, spreading, tuberous perennial to 30cm tall, grown as an annual, with oblong leaves and dense clusters of small, purple flowers from early summer to autumn.
Care: Grow in moist but well-drained, moderately fertile soil in full sun with shelter; protect with a dry winter mulch in frost-prone areas. Propagate by stem tip cuttings in late summer. No pruning required. Cut back after flowering.
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