Purple Top Verbena

Verbena Bonariensis

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Overview

The Purple Top Verbena, or Verbena bonariensis, is an airy perennial reaching up to 6 feet tall and spreading 1 to 3 feet. Known for its vibrant purple clusters atop slender stems, this plant sways gracefully in the breeze. Thriving in full sun to partial shade, it is drought-tolerant and attracts pollinators. It presents a stunning vertical element in borders or as a backdrop in garden designs. Hardy in zones 7-11.

Sun FullWater LowZones 7–9

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — Thriving in full sun to partial shade, it is drought-tolerant and attracts pollinators

Culture

Sun: Full
Water: Low
USDA zones: 7–9

Shape & size

Classification

Family: Verbenaceae

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Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — offering a layer of height and texture that invites the eyes upward.<br><br>For ideal vigor; known for, image 74

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — the Purple Top Verbena is a magnet for butterflies and bees; is an airy perennial reaching up to 6 feet, image 70

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — purple flowers in the garden; elegantly grouped at the tips of its stems, image 79

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — lending both beauty and benevolence to your client's landscape; thriving in full sun to partial shade, image 78

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — This cultivar's slender form and effervescent blooms can be a standout in any design, image 77

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — especially during dry spells; the Purple Top Verbena is a magnet for butterflies and bees, image 76

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — trim spent blooms to encourage a robust repeat flowering and provide moderate watering; tubular flowers, image 75

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — It presents a stunning vertical element in borders or as a backdrop in garden designs; purple flowers in, image 85

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — Known for its vibrant purple clusters atop slender stems, this plant sways gracefully in the breeze, image 83

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — is an airy perennial reaching up to 6 feet tall and spreading 1 to 3 feet; it presents a stunning, image 82

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — perennial for full; lending both beauty and benevolence to your client's landscape, image 81

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — perennial with purple blooms; enhancing the ecological value of your garden, image 80

Purple Top Verbena (Verbena Bonariensis) — Thriving in full sun to partial shade, it is drought-tolerant and attracts pollinators; when planting, image 84

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