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    Buy Verbena 'Homestead Purple'

    Scientific Name: Glandularia 'Homestead Purple'

    Also Known As

    • Verbena Purple Spreader™
    • Verbena x 'Homestead'
    • Homestead Purple Perennial Verbena

    Plant type

    perennial, groundcover

    size

    • H: 6"-12"
    • W: 12"-30"

    planting zones

    • 6a-10b

    1 gallon | $19

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    89 at Forestfarm

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    Verbena 'Homestead Purple' plant details

    Verbena 'Homestead Purple' is a moderate-growing broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with green foliage. In spring and summer purple flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - low water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Verbena 'Homestead Purple'

    Plant type: perennial groundcover
    Plant family: verbenaceae
    Foliage: semi-evergreen green
    Mature size: 12 IN - 30 IN - wide, 6 IN - 12 IN - tall
    Flowers: purple blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: easy-to-grow, edging plant, fragrant, long-blooming, rock garden, spreading

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Verbena 'Homestead Purple'

    USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: even moisture - low
    Resistant to: deer, heat and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple' blooms its heart out from May until fall with slightly fragrant, lavender-magenta flowers held above glossy dark green foliage. It's one of the most popular trailing verbenas, vigorously spreading, and a great choice for the low maintenance garden. The name comes from the location in Georgia where two horticulture profs did an impromtu U-turn to make a collection and has gone on to fame and glory. This one may not always survive cold wet winters but is worth it. Improve your chances by providing good drainage in dry sites.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    This fabulous Verbena produces radiant, silky-purple flowers that truly glow above the deep-green foliage from May until frost! The perfect groundcover for the low-maintenance or container garden, this wide-spreading 2-3' perennial reaches just 6-12" tall. This pollinator magnet looks great planted en masse or mixed with other perennials with silver foliage or white flowers. To get the most blooms pinch this perennial back regularly. S/M

    By: Forestfarm

    The Homestead Purple is a great spreaded with clusters of deep purple from June to November. Growth Rate medium

    By: Garden World

    An excellent perennial ground cover for sun. Attractive, softly haired foliage grows flat to the ground. Dense, large, flattish heads of saturated purple flowers are produced all year round in profusion. Plant with Verbenas of other colours to achieve your prefered combination.

    By: Zephs

    An old and reliable perennial Verbena that produces large clusters of deep purple blooms from spring to fall. Spreads and slowly creates a dense groundcover or as a trailing plant in containers. A good choice for butterfly gardens. The trailing Verbenas are one of the earliest flowering perennials in our gardens and provide the early bird butterflies with plenty of choice nectar at a time when few other perennials are in flower. Homestead Verbena was discovered by Allan Armitage and Michael Dirr on an old homestead in Georgia. What a discovery that must've been!

    By: Almost Eden

    Collected in Georgia from a garden where it had flourished for years unattended, 'Homestead Purple' has showy violet purple blooms all summer and fall. Its vigorous growth and abundant flowers make it an excellent ground cover. The sweet lily-like perfume is appreciated best in the early evening hours.

    By: Select Seeds

    Bright purple flowers. Sprawling habit.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    A heat-tolerant everblooming verbena with deep purple flowers on spreading 10" x 24" plants. Not uncommon but a very useful plant.

    By: Avant Gardens

    Gardening facts about Verbena 'Homestead Purple' plant

    How to Grow Verbena 'Homestead Purple'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - low

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • butterflies
      • hummingbirds
      • deer resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer
      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • semi-evergreen

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

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    Width: 12"-15"

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 4"-10"

    Width: 18"-30"

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - drought tolerant
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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 8"-12"

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    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - low
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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

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    Width: 18"-30"

    • sun - mostly sun
    • regular - low
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    Plant Type

    Perennial, Groundcover

    Zones

    9a-11

    Size

    Height: 6"-12"

    Width: 18"-36"

    • mostly shade
    • regular - drought tolerant
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