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Verbena 'Showboat Midnight'
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Trailing
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There are several good purple verbenas but none more velvety and long-flowering than 'Showboat Midnight', trialled in containers, large and small, last summer and autumn with us at Perch Hill
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Trailing
Product details
- Type
- Perennial (grown as an annual)
- Position
- Container Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- May - October
- Height
- 30cm (12in)
- Common name
- Mock Vervain
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
- Cultivation
- Plant straight out into containers or pot on into 9cm (3-4in) pots to grow on. Keep frost-free until mid to late May and gradually acclimatise plants to outdoor conditions for 7-10 days before placing in their final positions.
Care Tips
Verbena plants grow best when they get 8 to 10 hours of direct sunlight. If not then they can be prone to developing powdery mildew. Once planted feed them and continue monthly for the rest of the growing season.
Flowering Time
May - October
