Product Description
Verbena x. 'Homestead' Purple
Zones 6 to 10, Tender perennial or annual in zone 6 or less.
Sun
Height of 6 to 12 inches and may spread to 36 inches, trailing habit.
Embrace the long-lasting beauty and vibrant color of Verbena x 'Homestead Purple'! This popular perennial, a hybrid of garden verbenas, is a workhorse for sunny landscapes, offering a profusion of rich purple blooms from late spring until frost.
- Vibrant Purple Blooms: 'Homestead Purple' produces clusters of small, vibrant purple flowers with a charming, airy appearance. These cheerful blooms, held aloft on slender stems, create a delightful display that attracts butterflies and other pollinators to the garden.
- Long Blooming Season: This Verbena is a champion for continuous color, blooming profusely from late spring until the first frost. Its extended flowering period makes it a valuable asset for any garden, providing months of vibrant beauty.
- Compact and Spreading: 'Homestead Purple' forms a compact, spreading mound, typically reaching 6-12 inches tall and spreading up to 3 feet wide. This makes it a versatile choice for borders, rock gardens, containers, and even hanging baskets, where its trailing stems can cascade gracefully.
- Heat and Drought Tolerant: This Verbena is well-suited to hot, sunny climates, tolerating both heat and drought conditions with ease. It is a reliable choice for xeriscaping, rock gardens, or any area that receives full sun and has well-drained soil.
- Versatile Applications: This adaptable Verbena is a valuable addition to any sunny garden. Use it to brighten borders, add a pop of color to containers, create a cheerful accent in mixed plantings, or even as a groundcover for smaller areas.
- Easy Care: 'Homestead Purple' is a low-maintenance gem that requires minimal care once established. Deadheading spent blooms can encourage repeat flowering, and a light trim in late winter or early spring helps maintain its shape and vigor.
Key Features:
- Vibrant Purple Flowers: Abundant blooms create a cheerful and long-lasting display.
- Heat and Drought Tolerant: Thrives in hot and dry conditions.
- Compact and Spreading Habit: Perfect for borders, containers, and small gardens.
- Long-Blooming: Provides continuous color from late spring to frost.
- Versatile Applications: Suitable for borders, containers, hanging baskets, and more.
- Easy Care: Requires minimal maintenance.
Plant Specifications:
- Hardiness Zones: 6-10
- Mature Size: 6-12 inches tall, 24-36 inches wide
- Sunlight: Full sun
- Soil: Well-drained soil
- Water: Moderate water needs
Add a touch of vibrant color and enduring beauty to your garden with the cheerful blooms of Verbena x 'Homestead Purple'!
Ten (10) plants in 4-inch containers per flat (or tray).
Other Details
The most important part of the plant is its root system. Healthy roots are the foundation of a healthy, vibrant plant. The type of plug container used is based on the specific needs of the plants. Perennials offered as bare root traditionally perform better when planted as bare root.Planted in a specialized mix, potted plants have well established root systems. Top growth stage will vary depending on the current life cycle and time of year when shipped. In Winter and early Spring dormant plants may be shipped. Dormant plants may be planted right away, even before the last frost date.
Most bare root varieties are field grown for at least one season, though Hemerocallis and Hosta are grown for two seasons. The bulk of the soil is removed during the harvesting process and the tops of most varieties are trimmed back to the crown. They are graded, packed in shredded aspen or sphagnum moss and stored in freezers until ready to be shipped.
See our Container Sizes and Bare Root Perennials pages for more information.
Plant information and care is provided in the Overview section, Plant Genus Page and general information is provided in the Planting Care & Guides. Additional questions can be asked on each Plant page.
Plant Spacing: Using the maximum mature spread or width of a plant to guide spacing, ensures space to grow to full size. To fill an area sooner, plant them closer together. Just remember, future thinning or transplanting may be needed.
Water: Keep a close eye on newly planted perennials, especially throughout the first growing year. Most early plant loss is due to too much or too little water!
