Garden verbena St George Seeds
Garden verbena St George Seeds
Verbena x hybrida St George
Florist's Verbena
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Description
Garden verbena St George is undoubtedly one of the best performing varieties: it is very resistant and blooms continuously from late spring to early autumn with stunning scarlet flowers with contrasting pure white eyes. Remarkable in beds and containers.
Highly appreciated for their abundant, lengthy flowering and their bright colours, Garden Verbena, also known as Verbena hortensis, are half-hardy perennials. This disadvantage is easily outweighed by the fact that they are very easy to grow and that they flower non-stop from June to September. They are versatile plants that can be placed in borders, beds or even in containers.
Derived from the prestigious collection of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew (United Kingdom), garden verbena 'St George' has a compact growth habit, attaining a height of 20 cm and a width of 40 cm. It is also exceptionally mildew resistant! You can easily combine it with Petunias or even Flowering Tobacco, in beds or in containers.
Originating from South America and belonging to the family Verbenaceae, Verbena x hybrida is, as its name suggests, the result of hybridization. It produces finely cut whorls of flowers that are arranged in umbels, forming small, flat bouquets measuring 6 to 8 cm in width, the colours of which vary from one variety to the next. Its leaves are finely cut, sometimes lobed and display a beautiful medium green colour. It is a nectar-rich plant that butterflies are particularly fond of.
Garden verbena thrives in the sun in rich, well-drained soil. When planted in flower boxes, care must be taken to not add too much nitrogenous fertilizer since it can induce excessive leaf growth at the expense of flower development.
Easy to grow, garden verbena can occasionally be prone to fungal diseases (downy and powdery mildew) which can be easily avoided by not placing it in a sheltered area where the air does not circulate much and by taking care to not wet its foliage when watering. Watch out for possible attacks by red spider mites, thrips and slugs. To encourage repeat blooming, remember to remove faded flowers regularly. Little efforts will be richly rewarded!
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Botanical data
Verbena
x hybrida
St George
Verbenaceae
Florist's Verbena
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Sow from February to April, in a tray or directly in pots filled with a moistened, good quality seed starting mix. Do not cover the seeds. Place the container somewhere bright and warm, maintaining a temperature between 24 and 27 °C. Germination usually occurs after 14 to 21 days. When the seedlings are large enough, transplant them into small pots and gradually acclimatize the young plants to outdoor conditions for a few weeks before planting them out in the garden, 45 cm apart, after all risk of frosts have passed.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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