Verbena 'Tapien'
Garden Verbena, Trailing Vervain, Trailing Verbena
Verbena 'Tapien' is a spectacular trailing Verbena that can be extremely useful for filling bare spots! It features a very attractive, airy, lacy, dark green foliage covered with profuse and showy flowers, creating an endless carpet of blossoms from summer to frost. Butterflies are most fond of the sweet flowers whose colors include blue-violet, pink, lavender, salmon, and white.
- Very flat-growing, 3-7 in. tall (7-17 cm) with a neat, multi-branching growth habit and vigorously spreading up to 36 in. wide (90 cm) via creeping stems rooting into the soil or mulch, this verbena is a tender perennial that is hardy to zone 8. Evergreen in zones 8 - 10, it may be grown as an annual in other climates.
- Easy and fast-growing, this undemanding plant is fairly drought-tolerant and powdery mildew resistant.
- Thrives in full sun or part shade, in fertile and well-drained soils.
- Perfectly suited for use as ground covers, edging plants, containers, and hanging baskets, from which their flower-laden stems cascade spectacularly.
- No deadheading is required. If becoming ragged in mid-summer, shear them back to half their size. Regular fertilizer will boost flowering.
Verbena 'Tapien' - Van de Voorde Elemental Design
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Requirements
Hardiness | 3
– 10 |
---|---|
Heat Zones | 1
– 12 |
Climate Zones | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2 |
Plant Type | Perennials |
Plant Family | Verbena |
Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall |
Height | 3" – 7" (7cm – 17cm) |
Spread | 2' – 3' (60cm – 90cm) |
Spacing | 8" – 10" (20cm – 25cm) |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Showy |
Tolerance | Drought |
Attracts | Butterflies |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Edging, Ground Covers, Hanging Baskets, Patio and Containers |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden |
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
Requirements
Hardiness | 3
– 10 |
---|---|
Heat Zones | 1
– 12 |
Climate Zones | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2 |
Plant Type | Perennials |
Plant Family | Verbena |
Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall |
Height | 3" – 7" (7cm – 17cm) |
Spread | 2' – 3' (60cm – 90cm) |
Spacing | 8" – 10" (20cm – 25cm) |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Showy |
Tolerance | Drought |
Attracts | Butterflies |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Edging, Ground Covers, Hanging Baskets, Patio and Containers |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden |