Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Self-sows
- Loved by Garden Birds
This unusual and much revered verbena was discovered in a public garden in Bampton, Devon
Like the native Vervain in style, with an open airy habit and long blooming lavender-pink flower spikes but the stand out feature of this is its long wiry stems and tiny serrated leaves, flushed with a purple sheen as it emerges from a tight evergreen crown in Spring.
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- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Self-sows
- Loved by Garden Birds
Product details
- Type
- Perennial
- Position
- Border (Middle)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- June - September
- Height
- 90cm (36in)
- Common name
- Common Vervain
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 60cm (24in)
- Cultivation
- In spring, sow indoors with damp compost, then place in the cold for 6 weeks. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle. If sowing in Autumn, sow under glass onto seed compost and keep in a cold frame over winter.
Care Tips
Tolerant of poor soil and drought. A very hardy and resilient plant. Cut back stems after flowering unless you wish for it to self-seed. Seedlings may not develop such intensely-coloured foliage so best propagated from cuttings or division in spring
Flowering Time
June - September
