Verbena (photo) growing in a pot, planting and care
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Growing Verbena in Pots and Containers - Planting and Care
Dossier: verbena
Flowering period: from June to the first frosts Place of growth: sunny and warm, even roast
Care: when watering, keep a balance - do not allow the drying of an earthen coma and stagnation of water; fertilize once a week and remove wilted inflorescences
Reproduction: seeds or cuttings
Wintering: it is better to keep the uterine plant in the cool room for cutting cuttings in the spring.
When looking for the ideal plant for a sunny balcony or terrace, the first candidate on the list is, undoubtedly, worth bringing in the verbena. This abundantly flowering summer with carved green leaves is remarkable for its multifaceted diversity.
Verbena flowers of all possible colors, except yellow, are decorated in adorable umbrella or thyroid inflorescences.
There are so many of them that the plant perfectly copes with the role of the soloist. But also in partner relations the first woman of fashion has perfectly proved herself - in pottery compositions she is a miracle as it is good.
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Especially spectacular look striped or star-like plant flowers from the series Estrella Voodoo Star, as well as two-color and polychrome from the series Lanai Twister and Wicked.
In a pot with a fresh substrate and a completely sunny place, verbena, as a rule, blossoms until the first frost.
And the eternal attack of representatives of the flora - powdery mildew - does not threaten most of the novelties of breeding, as they are resistant to this disease. In order for verbena to flourish in all senses, provide it with regular watering and feeding. In hot summer days, one plant is able to "drink" right up to 1,5 l of water.
However, it is necessary to observe the balance: the substrate in the pot should not dry up or "float" because of an excess of moisture (the latter is especially harmful for the summer). Once a week in the water for irrigation it is necessary to add complex fertilizers for indoor floral plants. And to constantly expand new buds, faded inflorescences are recommended to be regularly removed.
For individual pots, compact creeping plants are more suitable, for example, from variety crops Lindolena, Vectura or Vepita. Ampel verbena with powerful and drooping shoots, for example from series Samira or Empress, are best looked in hanging pots or "at the feet" of the stub partners. In the compositions, however, both variants are incomparable.
By the way, if the eyes run up and prefer one beauty the other does not work, take a solomon solution! Buy several verben with flowers of the same color, but different shades - and drop the whole company into one container.
Such an ensemble without any additional satellites will become an outstanding accent on any balcony or terrace.
Rustic charm conquers an ensemble of pink pelargonium Light Salmon, white lobularia, sage, purple cats and verbena Lascar Mango Orange in a simple shopping cart.
Worthy soloists of catchy colors: from the pot picturesque purple verbena Carpet Violet, a number of compact bush grows wine red Merlot a series Estrella.
Harmonious pair: purple-white verbena Sparkling Amethyst and purple calibraroa Superbells Plum in a clay pot occupy a minimum of space.
Ornate decor
If you have a couple of colorful vervain, borrow from them a few inflorescences for the decor of the table. Construct of three plates of different diameters and three cups like a fruit-pot. The last cup at the top of the pyramid will serve as a mini-vase. Each "floor" of the structure is decorated with wreaths woven from the grass, in them insert the inflorescence of verbena. It is important: to keep the flowers fresh for a long time, pre-pour a little water in the plates.
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And the first place goes to ... Lila Luzi!! It is verbena from the variety series Wicked was recognized last year in Germany as the best balcony plant.
The winner deserves her title: she is unpretentious, compact, with picturesquely drooping shoots and charming two-colored flowers - petals closer to the center. As a soloist or in combination with petunias or caliberhoha, this varietal charming woman deserves to take pride of place in the main accent on the balcony and terrace.
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Verbena Bonar, or Buenos Aires, is successfully combined with roses in the garden. Her romantic lilac clouds serve as a magnificent backdrop for the queen of the flower garden.
The plant is not afraid of either wind or rain. It does not require a garter: the stem is very strong, the foliage is collected at the very bottom - hence the effect of airiness.
To please verbena with flowering in the first half of summer, I grow it as an annual. I sow seeds in March (in the northern regions it is possible in early April). To accelerate germination, I put the sown dish in turn for a couple of days, either in the refrigerator (vegetable section), or in the warmth (next to the battery). After two weeks, shoots appear. I dive the seedlings into separate containers in mid-April, as soon as the real leaves grow.
I plant it in a permanent place in early May - when there is no threat of return frosts. It develops quickly enough in the verbena garden. Self-seeding also grows well, the main thing is not to destroy it during weeding. Blooms just in time for the second wave of blooming roses.
The soaring beauty blooms until the very frost. And it perfectly complements the image of any garden, leaving no one indifferent.
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Every year we decorate our garden with various perennials and annuals. This time I’ll talk about verbena. Verbena reaches a height of 30-45 cm, blooms without a break from May to the end of September, the color of the flowers is white, pink, red, lilac, etc.
Before sowing, I soak the seeds in any growth stimulator for 1 hour. Sow the seeds in the first half of March over moist soil, pressing them down a little, cover with a film. I put on the southern windowsill (22 °). Periodically ventilate the greenhouse and maintain moderate humidity. After the appearance of seedlings, I put them in a cooler place with a temperature of 14-16 °. As soon as the first two true leaves appear, gently (they are fragile) dive seedlings into cups with drainage - 1 plant each.
I water after drying the top layer of the soil. Every 10 days I feed the seedlings with fertilizer with a high nitrogen content, for example ammonium nitrate - 0,5 tbsp. l on 5 l of water. Verbena grows fast, loves light, warmth, but tolerates partial shade. At the end of April, I take out large flowerpots with perennials (passiflora, kolkvitsiya, tekomaria) into the garden and plant verbena there, and plant the extra seedlings on a flowerbed in open ground. To make the bushes lush, pinch the tops until the inflorescences appear. And I delete the faded inflorescences. Four times during the summer I do top dressing with complex mineral fertilizers, but with a minimum of nitrogen. In September I collect seeds.
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In my garden in the new year, I really want to see vervain. I was literally conquered by this plant with its multi-colored asterisks. Advise when you need to sow the seeds of this flower for seedlings.
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Sow verbena should be in March. Seeds are placed in coconut tablets. Some sow 2 seeds at once, personally I - 1 each. 2 are usually recommended because the florist can choose the best seedling from two plants. But from experience I will say that the germination of verbena is very good.
Crops should not be poured with water, it will save tender shoots from the black leg. Usually, flower growers face such a problem, who sow seeds not into a sterile coconut substrate, but into the soil.
Since verbena is very fond of sunlight, trays with pills need to be put on the south window. And if the apartment is located on the north side, the crops will need lighting.
When you notice that tender seedlings have roots that tend to get out, take the pills and put them together with the seedlings in cups of soil mixture. But before the tablets should be removed shell, because it does not decompose in the ground.
In the middle of May, seedlings are planted in a flowerbed at a distance of 20-25.
This plant can be in partial shade, continuing to delight with its beauty. In my opinion, verbena is one of the most unpretentious plants, which is suitable even for those summer residents who do not have enough time to care for the garden.