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Verbena bipinnatifida 'Valley Lavender®' is an improved cultivar of the native Great Plains species. Valley Lavender® Verbena, was selected for its exceptionally beautiful purple flowers, its vigor, and improved growth habit. It's a great xeric garden plant that grows best in poor, fast draining soil (no clay). Fertilize lightly in the fall with Yum Yum Mix fertilizer and water deeply but infrequently once established to help extend the life span of this short-lived perennial. A favorite nectar source for butterflies and native bees, it makes a great companion plant for native ornamental prairie grasses like Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium) and 'Blonde Ambition' Blue Grama grass (Bouteloua).
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Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 2 reviews.
Review topics: ["plant","hardy"].
"It's way too early to write a review on this plant. I just got it about a week ago and can't speak on; the bloom length of these, if they're cold hardy, if they spread, how long 'short lived' is, or many other important aspects others might want to know…but, I can attest to one thing. I liked the idea of these for the front of a bed where they could be a strong contrast for they neon yellow of the eriogonum umbellatum as a backdrop, but I was a little worried after reading the other reviews. I ordered one plant before that had a lot of reviews like the ones for this plant and got the same thing- a plant with very little roots that couldn't survive the shipping journey and transplant out of the greenhouse. Not the case with these. They didn't look to good when I got them, almost limp, I did some reading though about this plant, and that is simply because that is this plant's growth habit. The stems grow prostrate along the ground and turn up just at the ends where the corolla is produced. The plants looked like the bracts were already formed and just about a week later, all 3 plants are looking happy and have at least one umbel of flowers that have already been attracting bumblebees 🐝. I do expect them to only live a couple seasons at max, since most plants with extremely long flowering seasons are often short lived, but I hope since they are a Wyoming native (rare in the state though and not present in the part I'm at. ) that they will prove to be cold hardy for those few seasons, and that they will regularly reseed. Fingers crossed 🤞"
"Two years ago I bought several of these plants because I love verbena. The perennial label sounded really good. I planted three groups of three plants in a big stone planter/raised bed that I have. The first flush of blooms were electric purple and so amazing! I would deadhead when needed, and they kept on blooming with that gorgeous color. I lost them this last winter to a freeze - perhaps a clue in the description ""short-lived perennial"". I am ordering more!"
