Nature

Botanical Name Verbena Gooddingii
Common Name Gooddings Verbena


Plant Uses
     The landscape value of verbena, it is included in native wildflower gardens, also it is useful for revegetation. Verbena combine well with other butterfly attracting plants such as Dill, Delphinium, Echinacea, Solidago and Sunflower. For dramatic plantings, consider pairing verbena with other container plants.

Plant Characteristics
    Verbena is an annual plant that forms as low groundcover or soft mound. They grow in 12-18 inches in high and spread from two to three feet or more. The leaves are bright green, pubescent deeply cut 1.5 inches long 1 inch. wide not as moss-like as V. tenuisecta. Verbena Gooddingii flowers are five-petaled and very tiny individually. Colors include solid and bicolored blooms in red, purple, white, yellow, orange, and peach with generally white or cream colored eyes. They can bloom in early spring, through summer, then sporadically in response to rain.

Growing
    The plan Verbena tends to have a loose sprawling growth habit. They do best in sunny sites, however they can tolerate a wide range of soils as long as it is well-drained. Deadhead and prune the plant back to encourage reblooming if the flowering begins to stall.

Light Requirements is full sun
Verbena grow in beautiful clusters or domed head held above the foliage. And most can tolerate partial shade.

Propagation Methods and Maintenance
Verbena in seed packets should be started indoors a few weeks before last frost take summer cuttings and let the stems overwinter indoors and preserve that way.
This plant requires little maintenance beyond periodic watering and light pruning to maintain shape if it should be bushier.

Pests or Diseases
Verbena plants have few significant pest or disease problems but in soggy conditions mildew can occur so the soil should be well-drained.