Description
Mr Fothergill’s Verbena Bonariensis Seeds, Tall, stylish flowers in the first year. *Plants are hardy to approx. -5°C. Plants need light free draining soil and benefit from a protective winter mulch.
Sow indoors to flower the same year, 0.5cm deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse or on a warm kitchen windowsill. A temperature of 20-25°C. is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-35 days. Transplant seedlings 5cm apart to other trays when large enough to handle. (Always hold seedlings by a leaf, never by the stem.) Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 45cm apart when frosts are over. *Plants are hardy to approx. -5°C. Plants need light free draining soil and benefit from a protective winter mulch.
• A hardy perennial*, flowers same year from early sowing
• Architectural border plant, flowers float on tall stems
• Easily grown as an annual in colder regions
Sow time: Jan-Apr
Flowering/Harvesting time: Jul-Oct
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