Verbena 'Showboat Dark Red' (Showboat Series)
verbena
Boasting striking, velvety deep claret-red flowers and textured, serrated green foliage, this verbena cultivar offers a captivating display throughout the summer.
Verbena 'Showboat Dark Red' produces large clusters of miniature blooms that continue into early autumn, adding rich colour to pots, containers, and hanging baskets. Its mounding, arching growth habit makes it ideal for creating vibrant, cascading arrangements.
Thriving in sunny spots, it not only provides a vivid focal point but also attracts pollinators such as butterflies. The contrasting pale-green leaves enhance its visual appeal, making it a standout addition to garden bedding displays or patio pots.
Verbena 'Showboat Dark Red' produces large clusters of miniature blooms that continue into early autumn, adding rich colour to pots, containers, and hanging baskets. Its mounding, arching growth habit makes it ideal for creating vibrant, cascading arrangements.
Thriving in sunny spots, it not only provides a vivid focal point but also attracts pollinators such as butterflies. The contrasting pale-green leaves enhance its visual appeal, making it a standout addition to garden bedding displays or patio pots.
How to care for Verbena Showboat Dark Red (Showboat Series):
Pot up cuttings and grow on under glass until all risk of frost has passed and they can then either be planted outside into a well-prepared bed, or used to fill decorative pots and hanging baskets for the patio.
Pinching out the growing tips will encourage them to become bushier, and feeding with a high-potash fertiliser, such as Tomorite, at regular intervals throughout the summer will promote even more flowers to form.
Pinching out the growing tips will encourage them to become bushier, and feeding with a high-potash fertiliser, such as Tomorite, at regular intervals throughout the summer will promote even more flowers to form.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
0.35m
Eventual spread:
0.35m
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Average
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness:
Borderline hardy (will need protection in winter in colder areas)
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This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
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