Firehouse™

Verbena peruviana 'Firehouse Grape'

Verbena

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Verbena peruviana Firehouse™ 'Firehouse Grape' - Verbena from Moose Crossing Garden Center

  • Perfect for baskets or mixed containers
  • Fabulous range of colors
  • Almost constantly blooming
  • Excellent powdery mildew resistance
Blooms all Season
Blooms all Season
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Container
Container
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Dried Flower/ Foliage
Dried Flower/ Foliage
Fast Growing
Fast Growing
Garden
Garden

Verbena is loved for it large, bright blooms, vigorous growth and disease resistance.  Large clusters of small star shaped flowers with white eyes.  Trailing, spreading habit.  Great used for a groundcover, in mixed planters or in a hanging basket.  



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Plant in a location with full sun and well-draining soil, and water regularly but avoid standing water. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage more flowers


Height: 8-10 in
Spread: 18-22 in
Spacing: 18-22 Inches
Bloom Color: Purple
Zone: 10-11
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • No Fertilizing
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Long Blooming
  • Vigorous
  • Border or Bed
  • Dried Flower/ Foliage
  • Blooms all Season
  • No Deadheading
  • Garden
  • Container
  • Fast Growing
  • Low Maintenance
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Hanging Basket

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright
  • Mounding

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer
  • Fall

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Moist, Well-Drained
  • Dry Soil


Genus Overview: Verbena (Firehouse)

Common Name: Verbena

Verbena is loved for it large, bright blooms, vigorous growth and disease resistance.  Large clusters of small star shaped flowers with white eyes.  Trailing, spreading habit.  Great used for a groundcover, in mixed planters or in a hanging basket.