PlantFiles: Rose Verbena, Purple Verbena, Homestead Verbena
Glandularia canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Here it is feb.26 2012 and it along with the red and pink verbrna are still bloming both in pots and on the ground,weve had freses but nothin prolonged,this has been a wow plant,living on the coast in a harsh enviroment where many perennials dont come back,I cant say enough about this plant

I love this plant. It blooms most of the year for me. I have blooms as of January 16 and we have had several 20 degree F nights. It attracts hummingbird moths, butterflies and bees. It will spread out of control, if not monitored.

I bought this plant at a late summer clearance sale. It spread very happily into the fall and had beautiful blooms. Butterflies and hummingbirds appreciated them. I'm going to try to mulch the crown for the winter (zone 6A), and keep some cuttings going indoors just in case. Let you know how it works out!

I love this plant! What a great flowering ground cover. It grows well during our dry season, from December through May in south Florida. It does not like our rainy season, though.

This plant is a great success in my sunny zone 7a butterfly garden. Was evergreen during our winter, that was dryer and warmer than usual, and started blooming in late March. Now in late April, it is a mass of deep purple blooms over lush, dark green foliage. It is a big hit with giant moths. Yesterday evening about dusk, I counted (as best I could) some 30 of them hovering like little hummingbirds around this single plant that is now about 4' across. Low growing, beautiful ground cover--neither invasive nor a bully. Gets along well with its neighbors.

Spacing 6 to 9"????? These plants grew to in excess of 40" across. They smothered and killed many other plants. With constant shearing they bloomed all summer. After the 2nd year they did not return.

Beautiful! Blooms year round here. People stop their cars and ask me what it is! Takes full Florida southern exposure and neglect. I shear it down several inches after it blooms.

A wonderful wandering, sturdy plant with deep purple flowers. Blooms profusely from spring through late summer in eastern Kansas. Drought resistant. However, it doesn't like rich, poor draining clay soil because it promotes root rot, especially in the winter. Spreads via underground runners.

I love this plant. I put it out 'too' early and it was in a late freeze, and apparently loved it. It has been blooming since early spring, I have not touched it or used fertilizer, I didn't cut it back after blooming, the spent flowers seem to disappear in the thick, dark foliage and the stems disappear without notice too. It has no bugs or disease. Nothing seems to bother it or keep it from blooming, doesn't demand water and doesn't mind the roses & other plants being watered. I did notice that one plant didn't seem to bloom as well in the shade but when I removed a tree limb, the plant caught up almost immediately. The nursery tells me that their plants remain green in the winter, and that they bloom until it freezes.

Purple Homestead Verbena grows wild in my front yard. We are in middle of a possible dry spell and after a recent couple of hours of rain, the purple verbena was out again. i dug some up today and will try to see if it will live in my raised flower bed with the commercial Homestead Verbena that was recently planted. The roots from the wild Verbena are thick and long. I know it will need alot of water.

purple verbena is my favorite this year. It has been growing wild for several years here.

Bev Allen, Toomsuba, Ms

This is a much enjoyed plant in our garden walkway.
The first year I planted, it did not do well, but I attribute
that to the clay soil and lack of water.

Last summer I decided I liked it quite a bit, so I piled
on the peat moss and watered it well. WOW!

It is so easy to care for, so easy to transplant, and if
it spills where you don't want it, simply pull it up and
toss it out. But beware of the tossing location, as this
wonderful little creeper will likely sprout.

Love it!

Absolutely love this plant! It blooms right till frost and has been much more dependable than red verbena or other plants labeled as verbena with lacey foliage. It occasionally comes back from areas along vines that have rooted. I have dug them up and moved them with good sucess. For humid Missouri it is one of my top 5 favorites!

Purchased 2 on sale and planted fall 2006; we'll see how they do here. My tag say z4-7; but it is different everywhere I look.

I planted one I found on clearance in fall in my garden. I was hoping it was as hardy as the wild species is supposed to be, but it did not return the following spring. I didn't get to see it for long enough to give it a positive rating, but it was pretty while it lasted, and I did see a Monarch visit it once or twice.

granbury tx 7b. i love this plant i have had it in a front flower bed for 4 years...it is an evergreen here...never goes away..blooms start early in march..cut back after the blooms finish and within 3 weeks blooming profusely again....it blooms up to frost..then stays green through the winter...i have never had to replace any part of it,..,.always full

I've had the same experience, with the center of the plant dying and just the outer stems surviving winter. For that reason, most people in this area treat it as an annual, and buy new plants each spring. It spreads well, filling in nicely with an intense purple, and is covered in blooms. You more than get your money's worth with 'Homestead Purple'.

What a wonderful plant! I planted it last spring for the first time and it practically took over my rock garden. I have
attempted to winterize it by mulching heavily and wind breaker. If it doesn't come back in the spring, I will purchase
another one. We took several bouquet cuttings during the summer and a couple of times I had to cut it back. The hummers and butterflies loved it too.

The first year I loved it. The second year after looking at dead looking stems all winter, the plants that did come back had moved. What came back were shoots that had rooted but not the original plant. Does not look that good in the August garden in humid Atlanta. Am told there is a way to rejuvenate it but I don't know what that is.

'Blue Princess' one of my new favorites! Bought one on a lark early Spring 2003. Terrific growth and spreads to fill in bare spots. Blooms began for me in late June (Zone 5b). Carefree except for removing spent blooms and fairly drought tolerant.

Following taken from nursery notes: " Blue Princess has prolific, lightly fragrant flowers, healthy, mildew resistant foliage and an extremely vigorous growth habit. Best performance is obtained by shearing the spent flowers monthly and providing a light fertilization in both spring and fall. The most common insect problem is the flea hopper, often mistaken for spider mites, which is best controlled by shearing."