How do you care for verbena so it bursts with blooms, and how long is its flowering period?

There is a flower that, once in bloom, comes with a light pink that overflows with girlish charm; growing a pot of it at home is like standing in a warm spring breeze, very gentle and lovely, and it lifts your mood.

Verbena belongs to the Verbenaceae family, genus Verbena, and is a perennial herbaceous plant. Its appearance is very beautiful, and the whole plant is usually between 20 and 50 cm tall. When in full bloom, the flowers look like an umbrella-shaped flower ball, and the common colors are pink, purple, red, and so on. It also has a very long flowering period, from early summer to autumn.

When bought from the flower market, it is most often grown in pots. In terms of care, it can take full sun, and its heat tolerance is within 30 degrees Celsius. If in summer it encounters the hottest period of the dog days, you must take appropriate shading measures, such as buying a shade net or placing it in a well-ventilated spot. At this time you can also put it in a semi-shaded environment; as long as it is cared for properly, it can still grow well. Its cold tolerance is above 5 degrees Celsius. If extreme cold occurs, you need to cover it with a windproof plastic bag and promptly move it back indoors for suitable care, otherwise it is easy for it to freeze to death.

For watering, the principle for verbena soil is to water when dry and let it dry between waterings, and keeping the soil moist is best; avoid excessive drought in daily care. Beginner flower growers are advised to feel the potting soil with their hands; if it is too wet, do not water, because this can easily cause root rot. It is recommended to water once every two days, and after each watering feel the condition of the soil with your hand, and do not let it get too dry or too wet. At the same time, in a relatively dry environment you can use a sprayer to mist the leaves to increase air humidity.

It is not demanding about soil and likes loose, fertile, fairly moist neutral potting soil. It is recommended to use a mixed substrate made of peat soil and coarse sand, keeping the pH between 6.0 and 6.5, which is suitable.

For fertilizing, verbena likes fertilizer but dislikes concentrated fertilizer. During the growing season (May to November), apply dilute organic fertilizer, and afterward it is recommended to give a top dressing once every 15 days in spring and autumn. During the bud formation stage, adding monopotassium phosphate can promote flowering, and in winter fertilizing should be stopped. For pruning, old leaves and withered yellow leaves need to be trimmed frequently to reduce nutrient consumption.