Verbena rigida is a
great addition to the casual perennial border and the Butterfly
Garden. Sandpaper Verbena has all of the tools to reproduce between
active runners and seeds. I have not had Verbena rigida leap
driveways or even sidewalks with runners, though seedlings have taken hold
occasionally. I have started carefully planned perennial borders
with Verbena rigida included, in the end the Verbena rigida did the
planning and went where it wanted. The seasonal aspect makes this
work ok though. I cut Verbena rigida to the ground in November or
December when the plants start looking pretty rough. Sandpaper
Verbena likes full sun and can perform well in a hot reflective bed but
can also take a moderate amount of shade and keep blooming. The
Sandpaper Verbena comes back a few inches to a foot away and starts
blooming from Spring through Fall. Verbena rigida is native to
Argentina and Brazil. Verbena rigida is root hardy to the low single
digits.
High resolution images of
Verbena rigida are available.
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