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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
- 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
- June - November
- 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
June - November
