VERBENA 'HOMESTEAD PURPLE'

Verbena 'Homestead Purple' is a low growing plant which I have used next to a path at the front of my home.  It's has interesting leaves and the flowers stand above on a relatively long stem.  It's really pretty, the colourful is beautifully vibrant, and it's great for ground cover.  Sorry, I know the image is rather out of focus.  The wind kept blowing the plant!

Verbena 'Homestead Purple'



Leaves of Verbena 'Homestead Purple'

The label says that Verbena 'Homestead Purple' (also known as Feather grape hyacinth, for some reason) has vivid purple flowers for months over carpeting mounds of fresh green foliage.  It is suitable for borders, banks, gravel gardens, hanging baskets and containers.  It likes sun and well drained soil.  It flowers from early summer to mid autumn and achieves a height and spread of 40cm (16in).

I also grow a herb called Lemon Verbena from which I make a refreshing lemony drink.