Botanical Name: Common Names:
Verbena peruviana Almira Deep Blue Vervain,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers Dense, Mat Forming, Spreading
Description:
Add a blast of high impact colour to your garden with the Almira™ Verbena collection. Almira™ Verbena are fast-growing and in no time at all, will add vibrant splashes of colour to gardens, containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. Large clusters of vibrant deep blue blooms grace the fresh green foliage during spring, summer and autumn; removing spent flowers will encourage more blooms. Almira™ Verbena thrive in the heat and full sun, and prefers free draining soil.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Erosion Control, Feature, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Verge, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Verbenaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue, Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate