
'Showboat Midnight' - a prolific, velvety, deep-purple flowering verbena with wonderfully textured, serrated, mid-green foliage. Once mature, these plants have a mounding, arching habit with large flower heads and are perfect for pots, containers and hanging baskets.
How to care for Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series):
Protect from hard frosts, and dead-head regularly throughout the summer. Keep well watered apply a liquid feed every fortnight to promote healthy growth.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
0.3m
Eventual spread:
0.3m
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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