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Homestead Verbena
Verbena canadensis
Homestead Verbena is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 6-10, that matures to about 0.7-1.5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink and purple blooms in fall, spring and summer. It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators, stands up well to drought, heat and humidity, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 6-10
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 0.7-1.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Pink, Purple
- Bloom season
- Fall, Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Heat, Humidity, Salt
- Native to
- North America
Freeze survival
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