Bayou Garden

Homsteade Purple Verbena, a Louisiana Super Plant

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LSU AgCenter

Perennial verbenas provide color over a long season in the flower garden. These generally low-growing plants produce clusters of showy flowers in a wide variety of colors.

October through November, and again in February through March, are the best times of year for planting trailing verbenas into your flower gardens. They establish best during milder temperatures.

The Homestead Purpel Verbena has been declared a Fall 2015 Louisiana Super Plant by the LSU AgCenter.

Dan is an Associate Professor in Consumer Horticulture with the LSU AgCenter. He is the spokesperson for the LSU AgCenter’s "Get It Growing project," an effort encouraging home horticulture throughout Louisiana. Dan is also author of "Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana" and co-author of the "Louisiana Gardener’s Guide."