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Peruvian Verbena

Verbena x speciosa
Also known as: Peruvian Verbena

Peruvian Verbena is a flower in the Verbenaceae family. It grows best in full sun with medium moisture, and is listed for USDA zones 2-13. Plants reach maturity about 84–98 days after planting and sit about 12 inches apart.

Varieties

1 from True Leaf Market · sorted by days to maturity
  • Imagination84–98 days

    Non-GMO; AAS Winner; Container; Annual

    84-98 Days to maturity. Verbena speciosa. Verbena Imagination Seeds. Non-GMO, Annual or Perennial. Imagination verbena seeds are an award-winning, easy-to-grow summertime favorite and one of the most tolerant and efficient flowers you'll find in any garden. Verbena Imagination seeds are an AAS Flower Winner and Fleuroselect Gold Medalist for "exhibiting superior garden performance, and enduring summer heat, drought, or severe weather." Imagination verbena seeds are ideal for indoor and outdoor pots, baskets, window boxes, and rock gardens. Verbena Imagination seeds promise brilliant violet-blue half-inch blooms in leafy greens that generously accent any fresh-cut arrangement, bouquet, or display.

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Family
Verbenaceae
Category
Flower
Form
Bush
Lifecycle
annual
Zone
2-13
Height
1–1.6666666666666665 ft
Spread
1–2 ft
Sun
Full sun

Plant spacing

1 plant per square footSquare-foot planting diagram: one peruvian verbena fills a 1-foot square, spaced 12 inches from its neighbors.
1 plant per square foot

In a square-foot bed, space peruvian verbena about 12 in apart — that fits 1 plant in each 1-foot square (1×1). Wider rows or containers space the same.

Water
Medium

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At a glance

Days to harvest
84–98 days
From transplant or sow to first harvest
Harvest style
Harvest once
One main harvest
After harvest
Use within days
Quality eases off after peak
Frost tolerance
Tender · to ~32°F
Lowest temperature the foliage usually survives
Germination
~60%
Typical minimum germination rate

Growing timeline

When to plant and harvest peruvian verbenaPlanting timeline for peruvian verbena, relative to last frost: start indoors from 9 weeks before last frost to 1 week after last frost; grow from 1 week after last frost to 13 weeks after last frost; harvest from 13 weeks after last frost to 15 weeks after last frost.Start indoorsGrowLast frostTransplant
Start peruvian verbena indoors ~10 weeks before transplanting 1 week after last frost; first harvest 13 weeks after last frost.
Seed to transplant
56-70 days
Outdoor planting
7 to 14 days vs frost
Propagation
Seed
Schedule anchor
Last Frost

Care & troubleshooting

No curated care & troubleshooting advice for peruvian verbena yet. Our extension-sourced library currently focuses on common edible crops; we're expanding it over time.