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Verbena

15 years ago

Hello, I am new to the forum and somewhat new to the whole flower game also. I am building a butterfly garden -what a wonderful, relaxing and interesting hobby plants are! I have a quesiton around Verbena. From what I read I thought Verbena grew horizontal and low to the ground, mine is about 3 feet high and not very wide. Can anyone tell me how large Verbena gets and will it spread horizontal? Thank you and looking foward to learning more as I go!

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fighting8r
15 years ago
Mine is all pretty low-growing, unless it gets in with some other shrub or something that supports it and allows it to get a little higher. That said, there are probably a million different verbenas, so I'm sure yours is much different than mine. Good luck with your gardening!
christie_sw_mo
15 years ago
You may have verbena bonariensis. Great plant to attract butterflies. If it's that one, it doesn't get very wide and I think it would be an annual in zone 5, but you should get some volunteers next year.
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