Verbena (Verbena ‘Imagination’)

Verbena

Features and Characteristics

Verbena is a genus of about 250 species of annuals, perennials and subshrubs from temperate and tropical areas of the Americas with a few from Southern Europe. They are grown for their showy flowers.

Genus name comes from a Latin name used for some plants in religious ceremonies and also in medicine.

‘Imagination’ is a verbena cultivar that is grown in St. Louis as an annual. It is noted for its profuse bloom of violet-blue flowers, its spreading-trailing stems and its deeply cut foliage. When grown as an annual, it flowers freely from late spring to fall. Violet-blue flowers in umbels (2” diameter) appear throughout summer. Although a hybrid plant, ‘Imagination’ is often commonly called moss verbena because of its similarity to Verbena tenuisecta.

Care and Maintenance

Winter hardy to USDA Zones 9-10. In St. Louis, grow as an annual. Easily grown in average, medium moisture soils in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but best flowering is usually in full sun. Good heat and drought tolerance. Avoid overhead watering to the extent possible. ‘Imagination’ is a seed-grown cultivar. Start seed indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost date. In St. Louis, place plants outdoors in spring after last frost date.

Verbena (Verbena ‘Imagination’) Requirements

Hardiness zone	9 - 10
Sun light	Full Sun
Water	Medium
Maintenance	Low

Common Problems

No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses

Beds, borders, rock gardens, edging or annual ground cover. Containers, baskets and window boxes.

Verbena (Verbena ‘Imagination’) Details

Common name	Verbena
Botanical name	Verbena 'Imagination'
Plant type	Herbaceous Perennial
Family	Verbenaceae
Hardiness zone	9 - 10
Water	Medium
Maintenance	Low
Flower color	Violet-Blue
Flowering period	May - Frost
Height	0.75 To 1 Ft.
Width	1 - 2 Ft.