Scientific Name:
Verbena
x
hybrida
Pronunciation:
vur-BEE-nuh ex HIB-rih-duh
Common Name:
verbena, hybrid verbena
Family Name:
Verbenaceae
Plant Type:
Annual
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite with short petioles, blades ovate-triangular-oblong, up to 6cm long x 3cm wide, crenate-shallowly lobed; florets with five petals each with 2 lobes, arranged in a dome-shaped cyme.
Habit:
Horizontal, Open, Pendulous, Spreading
Form:
Mounded, Weeping
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Hanging basket
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Deltoid, Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Decurrent
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Spike, Floriferous, Head-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Violet, Pink, Magenta, Red, Dark-red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Internodes absent
Fruit Type:
Nut, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings, Stem tip cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Mildew, Mites, Rust, Scale insects, Slugs or snails, Whitefly or psyllids (Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1193/1293
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BED) BEDding, container, or basket
- (GNH) GreeNHouse