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Samira Deep Red Star Verbena

Verbena x peruviana 'Samira Deep Red Star'

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Samira Deep Red Star Verbena (Verbena x peruviana 'Samira Deep Red Star') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Samira Deep Red Star Verbena flowers

Samira Deep Red Star Verbena flowers

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Samira Deep Red Star Verbena (Verbena x peruviana 'Samira Deep Red Star') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Samira Deep Red Star Verbena flowers

Samira Deep Red Star Verbena flowers

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Height:  8 inches

Spacing:  12 inches

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  8b

Other Names:  Vervain

Group/Class:  Samira Series

Description:

A vigorous, trailing variety that cascades beautifully from hanging baskets, patio containers and window boxes; featuring bold bi-colored blooms throughout the season; easy to grow and low maintenance; resistant to powdery mildew

Ornamental Features

Samira Deep Red Star Verbena features showy clusters of red star-shaped flowers with white stripes at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its tiny pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Samira Deep Red Star Verbena is an herbaceous perennial with a trailing habit of growth, eventually spilling over the edges of hanging baskets and containers. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep. Trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage more blooms late into the season. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Samira Deep Red Star Verbena is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Container Planting
  • Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Samira Deep Red Star Verbena will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 3 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Samira Deep Red Star Verbena is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. Because of its trailing habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Edging  Garden  Container  Basket 
Applications
Flowers  Texture 
Ornamental Features