Verbena Plant

Verbena Quartz Pink Colour Care

• Verbena plants, known for its brightly coloured blossoms and fast growth, are sun-loving and drought tolerant, making them perfect for warmer climates
• While you can buy started verbena plants in a garden store or nursery, growing them from seed may be gentler on your budget
• To start enjoying your verbena as soon as possible, plant the seeds indoors in a seed tray approximately 12 weeks before the last spring frost in your specific area
• In a short time, you ll have splashes of cheerful colour for painting your home s landscaping pallet

Sunlight	Full Sun
Watering	Water regularly until the plants are happy and well established. Thereafter, water them only when very dry.
Soil	Plant in ordinary garden soil.
Temperature	65 to 70 degrees C
Fertilizer	Verbena needs to be fertilized only once a year, in spring when the plants are about 4 inch tall. Use a complete fertilizer, and don, t fertilize verbena plants when you first set them out in the garden. Wait until they are established and growing.
Harvest Season	Wait until after the flowers fade and wither away, leaving behind the seed heads. Pick the stalks once the seed heads dry and fade to the same shade of brown as a paper bag. Place the seed head in a well-ventilated, warm room to dry for two weeks. Lay it in a bowl lined with paper towels to absorb any excess moisture as it dries. Remove the paper towels, then crumble the seed head into the bowl. Remove any large pieces of non-seed plant matter. Label an envelope with the verbena variety and the year the seed is harvest. Place seeds into the envelope and store in a cool, dry place.Alternately, fill a cloth bag with 1/2 cup powdered milk and place in the bottom of a jar. Place the seed envelope into the jar and screw the lid on the milk absorbs any excess moisture. Store in the refrigerator until ready to plant.

Verbena Quartz Mixed Colour Special Feature

 

• The lavender flowers of verbena attract butterflies to the garden throughout summer.
• An annual, verbena varieties range from pretty ornamentals to lemon verbena, which is used as a lightly citrus-tasting herb.
  

  Verbena Quartz Pink Colour Uses

  Ornamental Use:

  • Verbena is a popular hanging basket plant, and it also looks good in rock gardens or as an edging, and in window boxes
  • You will find them in your local garden centre in little pots and big hanging baskets

  Medicinal Use:

  • Lemon verbena has been used as a medicinal plant for centuries, touted for use as an antispasmodic, antipyretic (fever reducer), carminative, sedative, stomachic, and antimicrobial
  • Little or no research is available regarding its medicinal use

  Culinary Use:

  • The leaves and flowering tops are used in teas and as beverage flavours
  • Its fragrance is used in perfumery