Today we will be discussing a must plant for butterfly – and indeed all pollinator – gardens. This plant is the industrious Verbena bonariensis. Bonariensis. What a mouthful. All those vowels and ...
One Instagram gardener has covered her garden in a plant that regrows every spring, requires little to no maintenance, and even multiples over the years. Instagram user Jess (@happy_smallholding) is a ...
Verbena is a large genus of flowering plants, commonly found in cottage gardens. They're popular for their bright color palette of pinks and purples, and they're magnets for pollinators. Verbena also ...
Gardeners familiar with low-growing, groundcover-type verbenas are likely to gasp when they see a Verbena bonariensis in full bloom. This South American species, which has naturalized in several ...
Verbena is a showstopper in any garden. Its long-lasting flowers put on a show from late spring through to the first frosts, attracting lots of birds and pollinators over the course of a season. It is ...
Most gardeners trust lavender and coneflowers to attract bees, but I've found that pollinators in my garden are making a beeline for one unexpected bloom: verbena. The low-maintenance perennial, ...
Brazilian verbena (Verbena bonariensis) is a low-care, drought-tolerant plant, but can be susceptible to powdery mildew, a common fungal problem here in the warm, humid southeast. News & Observer ...
I could see activity all around as I approached the bed, and the plant looked like it was a butterfly magnet. I am always impressed when I see multiples of one species hitting on flowers, and such was ...
I could see activity all around as I approached the bed and the plant looked like it was a butterfly magnet. I am always impressed when I see multiples of one species hitting on flowers and such was ...