Creeping Vervain

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Profuse flowers over an exceptionally long season. A superb edging plant for butterfly gardens; also ideal in containers or trailing over stones and rock walls. Beautiful contrasted with yellow flowers or golden-leaved plants. Drought and heat tolerant.

Companion Plants

Beard-Tongue

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Beard-Tongue

Striking long-blooming flowers attract hummingbirds. Compact growth is well-suited for garden's edge, rock gardens or for delightful bouquets. Lovely planted with cranesbill, yarrow and lamb's ear. Remove faded flowers to promote rebloom.

Salvia

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Salvia

Create a vivid floral display with spikes of lovely flowers in shades of blue, pink or white. Plant in cottage or wild gardens, in large groups to emphasize its color, or in mixed container gardens. An excellent complement to any garden setting. 

Candytuft

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Candytuft

Profuse flowers on evergreen foliage are lovely cascading over stones, planted at garden's edge, or along walkways. Blooms attract butterflies. Makes a striking companion to spring-blooming perennials and bulbs. Shear after blooming for best appearance.

Details

Common name

Creeping Vervain

Botanical name

Verbena canadensis

Zone

USDA 4 - 7

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Bloom color

Pink

Bloom time

summer

Light

part sun

Height

6" (15 cm)

Habit

spreading

Water

weekly during dry spells

Feed

use all-purpose

Maintenance

remove spent blooms