Verbena Virgo Burgundy

Verbena Virgo Burgundy is a vigorous and resistant variety, with a bushy, compact, and semi-trailing habit. From summer to autumn, it is adorned with an abundance of dark pink to burgundy spherical umbels, appearing at the ends of its stems on delicate, slightly velvety, medium green foliage. Cultivated as an annual, it is ideal for pots and hanging baskets, and looks lovely in summer borders. It is a generous, floriferous, and undemanding plant that tolerates drought and poor soils. It requires full sun.

Verbena Virgo Burgundy belongs to the Verbenaceae family and is a horticultural hybrid whose ancestors inhabited the warm regions of South America. This plant forms a compact and slightly trailing clump that is rather squat, measuring 25 to 30cm (10 to 12in) tall, and spreading about 35 to 45cm (14 to 18in). It tirelessly produces flexible and erect stems from early summer until the first frost, which produce beautiful dense and round bouquets composed of tiny wine-coloured flowers resembling those of phlox. This perennial plant succumbs to frost, so it is grown as an annual in our climate.

Garden verbenas are truly easy plants to grow, suffering more from excess water and nutrients than from occasional neglect. They overflow from hanging baskets, and slip between other upright plants in pots or planters, concealing their base without suffering from their presence. They are also beautiful in rockeries and on banks, quickly filling in the spaces left by damage caused by a harsh winter. Create a beautiful hanging basket by combining it with a white geranium, a purple-leaved ipomoea, and blue lobelias.

Our young plug plants are professional products reserved for experienced gardeners. Upon receipt, transplant and store them in shelters (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 passed.