How do you grow verbena properly? A detailed guide to cultivation methods
Few people may have heard of verbena. Verbena is also called Brazilian vervain, rose verbena, trailing verbena, moss verbena, and beach verbena, and so on. It is an annual herbaceous flower. Some people may have just come into contact with verbena and do not yet know it well enough. Below, the editor will explain the cultivation methods for verbena and how to grow verbena.
[Introduction to verbena]
Verbena plants are low and dense, with abundant flowers and bright colors. The flowering portion is corymb-shaped. Flower colors include white, red, blue, snow blue, pink, and so on. The flowering period is from May to November. It is very robust and can be used as material for flower beds and flower borders. It is suitable for potted ornamental display or for arranging flower platforms and flower borders. It can also be used as potted flowers and planted in large areas in garden open spaces and tree beds. Common cultivated species in the same genus include Canadian verbena, red-leaf verbena, fine-leaf verbena, and so on.
[Cultivation methods for verbena]
1. Soil: Verbena is not strict about soil requirements, but in loose, fertile, and relatively moist neutral soil it can root at each node, grow robustly, and bloom profusely.
2. Watering: Because verbena has a relatively shallow root system, attention should be paid to watering in summer to prevent drought. During the maintenance period, too much or too little water is unfavorable to growth. If there is too much water, the stems become slender and spindly, and the amount of flowering decreases; if there is a lack of water, the plant grows and develops poorly, and there will be a phenomenon of early seed setting.
3. Sunlight: In spring, summer, and autumn, verbena needs to be maintained under shaded conditions. When the temperature is relatively high, if it is placed in direct sunlight for maintenance, the leaves will noticeably become smaller, the internodes of the branches will shorten, the lower leaves will yellow and fall off, and growth will be very slow or it will enter a semi-dormant state.
[How to grow verbena]
Verbena is robust by nature, likes a warm and humid climate, likes sunlight, is not tolerant of drought, and is not strict about soil requirements, but it is best suited to loose, fertile, and relatively moist neutral soil. It grows vigorously, so attention should often be paid to pinching to control plant growth, promote new branches, extend the flowering period, and produce more inflorescences. After pruning, apply 1 to 2 topdressings of manure.
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