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01/01/98

Verbena hortensis--Verbena

Height: 16  in   Spacing: 18 in                             
Type: annual                                                
Flowers: Blue, pink, red, white                             

Comments: Verbena grows well in fertile, well-drained soil  
and full sun.  Flowering is poor in the shade.  The growth  
habit is spreading and stems root where they touch the      
ground.  The plant can be a source of cut flowers and is    
useful for summer color in spring flowering bulb beds.      
Old blooms accumulate rapidly and should be removed to      
keep the plant flowering.  Plants exhibiting reduced        
flowering may be sheared to encourage new flowering in 15   
to 20 days.  Applications of liquid fertilizer during the   
growing season are beneficial.  Verbena may be used in      
hanging pots.                                               

Propagation: Propagation is by seed or cuttings.  Softwood  
cuttings taken in summer root easily.  The seed germinates  
in three to four weeks at 70 to 75 degrees.  Cover the      
seed or germinate it in a dark place.  The seedlings may    
be pinched when they are well established.                  

Cultivars:                                                  
   'Elegance Mix'                                           
   'Imagination Purple'                                     
   'Novalis Series'                                         
   'Peaches & Cream'                                        
   'Romance Series'                                         

References for Cultivars: Lowell C. Ewart, 1995 Flower      
Seed Trials, Michigan State University.                     

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