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Verbena hybrida Virgo up Purple

Verbena hybrida Virgo up Purple
Florist's verbena

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Arrived in great shape and planted just over a week ago. So far, everything is going well.

christine, 12/04/2022

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This verbena is a vigorous and resistant variety, with a well bushy habit, which is adorned from summer to autumn with numerous round umbels composed of small flowers of a deep violet. Cultivated as an annual, this little plant is ideal for pots and hanging baskets, and lovely in flower beds. It tolerates drought and poor soil and prefers very sunny exposures.  
Flower size
1 cm
Height at maturity
30 cm
Spread at maturity
35 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -4°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time March to June
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Description

This Verbena Virgo Up Purple is an excellent variety of garden verbena, both floriferous, resistant, colourful, and with a cushion-like habit that maintains a neat appearance throughout the season. This small plant is adorned from summer to autumn with numerous spherical umbels of deep violet colour, highlighted by its delicate, slightly hairy and medium green foliage. Grown as an annual, this less hardy verbena is ideal for filling pots and hanging baskets, or creating vibrant borders in summer flower beds.

 

Verbena Virgo Up Purple belongs to the Verbenaceae family, it is a horticultural hybrid whose ancestors inhabited the warm regions of South America. This plant forms a rounded and compact clump, not trailing, measuring about 25-30 cm (10-12in) in all directions. It tirelessly produces short, erect stems from June until the first frost, which bear beautiful dense and round clusters composed of tiny violet flowers reminiscent of phlox. This perennial plant succumbs to frost, it is grown as an annual in our climates, thanks to its rapid growth.

 

Garden verbenas are truly easy plants to grow, suffering more from excess water and nutrients than from occasional neglect. They overflow from hanging baskets, slip between other upright plants in flower pots or planters, concealing their base without being affected by their presence. They are also very beautiful in rockeries, allowing you to quickly fill in the spaces left by damage caused by a harsh winter. Create a beautiful hanging display by combining Virgo Up Purple verbena with white geraniums, purple-leaved morning glory, and lobelias with intense blue flowers.

Note: Please be aware that our plug plants are professional products intended for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant and store them under cover (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame...) at a temperature above 14°C (57.2°F) for a few weeks before being planted outdoors once the risk of frost has definitively passed.

 

Verbena hybrida Virgo up Purple in pictures

Verbena hybrida Virgo up Purple (Flowering) Flowering
Verbena hybrida Virgo up Purple (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour violet
Flowering time June to October
Inflorescence Umbel
Flower size 1 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 30 cm
Spread at maturity 35 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Verbena

Species

hybrida

Cultivar

Virgo up Purple

Family

Verbenaceae

Other common names

Florist's verbena

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference152171

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Planting and care

Plant your Purple Vervain Virgo in a sunny location. They require a light and humus-rich soil and appreciate a moderate supply of fertiliser and water. They tolerate rather dry soil quite well. You can plant your vervains in pots, hanging baskets, or flower boxes. In pots, they should be regularly watered, without excess, allowing the surface to dry between two waterings. Usually grown as annuals, they are actually fragile perennials: by bringing them indoors at the first frost, you can extend their flowering into autumn and winter. Outdoor cultivation is possible by the seaside, with good winter mulching and protecting the stump from moisture with plastic. Prune lightly in March.

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Planting period

Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time March to June

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container, Slope, Conservatory
Hardiness Hardy down to -4°C (USDA zone 9b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 6 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Well-draining, not too rich

Care

Pruning instructions Remove faded flowers regularly.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time July to September
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Needs to be stored
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