Plant name: Verbena 'Homestead Purple'
Other names: Glandularia 'Homestead Purple', Vervain 'Homestead Purple'
Category: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant family: Verbenaceae
Light preference: Full sun
Soil preference: Clay, loam, sand. Acid, Alkaline, Neutral. Moist but well-drained.
Flowering/fruiting month: May - First frosts
Size:
- Up to 30cm height
- Up to 90cm spread
Description: 'Homestead Purple' is a bushy, spreading, tender perennial usually grown as a bedding plant. It has dark, finely-dissected leaves and clusters of small, bright purple flowers in summer and autumn.
Care: Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Propagate by stem-tip cuttings or by layering, in late summer. Cut back after flowering.
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