Verbena Bonariensis Plug Plants
Price range: £7.99 through £19.99
What we ❤️ about this plant:
💜 Elegant clusters of violet-purple flowers
🦋 Loved by butterflies, bees & pollinators
🌸 Flowers continuously from summer to autumn
☀️ Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil
📏 Tall, airy stems add height without blocking other plants
🏡 Perfect for borders, cottage gardens
Description
Bring height, movement and vibrant colour to your garden with Verbena bonariensis, a stunning hardy perennial renowned for its tall, slender stems and clusters of delicate purple flowers. Blooming from mid-summer through to autumn, it creates a light, airy display that adds structure without obscuring surrounding plants, making it a favourite among professional garden designers and home gardeners alike.
Its nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other beneficial pollinators, helping to support wildlife throughout the growing season. The long-lasting blooms sway beautifully in the breeze, adding movement and a naturalistic feel to borders, prairie-style planting schemes and cottage gardens.
Supplied as healthy young plug plants, Verbena bonariensis establishes quickly and develops into an elegant clump-forming perennial that returns reliably year after year. Once established, it is drought tolerant, easy to grow and often self-seeds gently, creating beautiful natural drifts throughout the garden.
Whether planted in mixed borders, wildlife gardens or contemporary landscapes, Verbena bonariensis provides months of colour, attracts pollinators and makes an excellent cut flower for indoor arrangements.
How to Care for Verbena bonariensis
• Plant in a sunny position with well-drained soil.
• Water regularly while plants establish, then only during prolonged dry periods.
• Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continued blooming, or leave seed heads for winter interest and natural self-seeding.
• Cut back old stems in late winter or early spring before new growth emerges.
• Apply a balanced fertiliser in spring to encourage vigorous growth and abundant flowering.
Plant Information
Botanical Name: Verbena bonariensis
Common Name: Purpletop Vervain
Position: Full Sun
Watering: Water regularly until established
Growth Habit: Upright, clump-forming perennial
Mature Size: Approximately 120–180cm tall and 45–60cm wide
Flowering Period: July to October
Hardiness: Fully hardy in the UK
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Plug plants are well-watered before packing, then wrapped carefully and packed into large letter boxes - ready to be delivered straight through your letterbox.
Established potted plants are inspected, watered, wrapped in craft paper, and packed into a suitable plant box.
Description
Bring height, movement and vibrant colour to your garden with Verbena bonariensis, a stunning hardy perennial renowned for its tall, slender stems and clusters of delicate purple flowers. Blooming from mid-summer through to autumn, it creates a light, airy display that adds structure without obscuring surrounding plants, making it a favourite among professional garden designers and home gardeners alike.
Its nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other beneficial pollinators, helping to support wildlife throughout the growing season. The long-lasting blooms sway beautifully in the breeze, adding movement and a naturalistic feel to borders, prairie-style planting schemes and cottage gardens.
Supplied as healthy young plug plants, Verbena bonariensis establishes quickly and develops into an elegant clump-forming perennial that returns reliably year after year. Once established, it is drought tolerant, easy to grow and often self-seeds gently, creating beautiful natural drifts throughout the garden.
Whether planted in mixed borders, wildlife gardens or contemporary landscapes, Verbena bonariensis provides months of colour, attracts pollinators and makes an excellent cut flower for indoor arrangements.
How to Care for Verbena bonariensis
• Plant in a sunny position with well-drained soil.
• Water regularly while plants establish, then only during prolonged dry periods.
• Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continued blooming, or leave seed heads for winter interest and natural self-seeding.
• Cut back old stems in late winter or early spring before new growth emerges.
• Apply a balanced fertiliser in spring to encourage vigorous growth and abundant flowering.
Plant Information
Botanical Name: Verbena bonariensis
Common Name: Purpletop Vervain
Position: Full Sun
Watering: Water regularly until established
Growth Habit: Upright, clump-forming perennial
Mature Size: Approximately 120–180cm tall and 45–60cm wide
Flowering Period: July to October
Hardiness: Fully hardy in the UK
