It spreads slowly as mint does. The roots creep along just under the soil surface and then little shoots pop up. In my garden they're about 5-6" high at the mo and probably be in flower in about a month, they then go on pretty much until the cold weather and frosts.
For something much taller but still unobtrusive, its cousin V. bonariensis -
Once you've got one, you'll have them forever. They self seed profusely and I even have a patch of 20+ trying to grow in the lawn. But very easy to remove where you don't want them
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
It spreads slowly as mint does. The roots creep along just under the soil surface and then little shoots pop up. In my garden they're about 5-6" high at the mo and probably be in flower in about a month, they then go on pretty much until the cold weather and frosts.
For something much taller but still unobtrusive, its cousin V. bonariensis -
Once you've got one, you'll have them forever. They self seed profusely and I even have a patch of 20+ trying to grow in the lawn. But very easy to remove where you don't want them
Yes Mark, I've had it for 5 yrs or more now. I don't dig around the roses, only mulch so the roots don't get disturbed. Outside that area I do dig a little and none appear
Billericay - Essex
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I have geum 'totally tangerine' growing under one of my roses, and geraniums Ann Folkard (under a versicolour rose) and Mrs Kendall Clark (under an 'Iceberg' rose).
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It depends I suppose on the colour of your roses.
I have a group of deep red Falstaff roses underplanted with verbena rigida (which slowly creeps around) and looks very good
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
They're red, yellow, orange, and pink. All warm colours
I think V. rigida would look good with those colours
Some images here courtesy of Google-
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=verbena+rigida&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjXgrrE-L_UAhVGDMAKHZIlDyEQ_AUICygC&biw=1920&bih=1094
It spreads slowly as mint does. The roots creep along just under the soil surface and then little shoots pop up. In my garden they're about 5-6" high at the mo and probably be in flower in about a month, they then go on pretty much until the cold weather and frosts.
For something much taller but still unobtrusive, its cousin V. bonariensis -
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=verbena+rigida&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjXgrrE-L_UAhVGDMAKHZIlDyEQ_AUICygC&biw=1920&bih=1094#tbm=isch&q=verbena+bonariensis
Once you've got one, you'll have them forever. They self seed profusely and I even have a patch of 20+ trying to grow in the lawn. But very easy to remove where you don't want them
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I do love that 2nd one. I grow the taller varieties. Do they sell the shorter variety as seeds?
Ruby look for the 'Lollipop' variety, much shorter. Pete is Rigida frost hardy for you?
I use hardy geraniums and salvias
It looks like they don't sell the lollipop variety in seed packs. Gutted!
Yes Mark, I've had it for 5 yrs or more now. I don't dig around the roses, only mulch so the roots don't get disturbed. Outside that area I do dig a little and none appear
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I have geum 'totally tangerine' growing under one of my roses, and geraniums Ann Folkard (under a versicolour rose) and Mrs Kendall Clark (under an 'Iceberg' rose).
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”