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Verbena bonariensis.

josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
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I've just planted out a pot-grown Verbena bonariensis which I bought in flower last September.  I left the top growth until about Christmas then cut it to about six inches in case the wind toppled it.  I thought it would have been showing signs of life by now.  Have I killed it, or am I just being impatient?
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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    can you post a photo? Have you fiddled about just below the surface to see if anything is happening there?
    Devon.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Mine haven’t shown yet, they’re very late for me. Give them some more time. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Mark56Mark56 Posts: 1,653
    One of mine is showing, the rest aren't 
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    Thanks for the reassurance, I'll keep watching and waiting.  The roots looked healthy enough when I unpotted it.  I live in one of the mildest parts of the UK, but like everyone else, we've had freezing weather and I was afraid spending the winter in the open had done for it.
  • Daisy33Daisy33 Posts: 1,031
    Mine not showing here in London either.
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    I thought they were annuals 
  • Mark56Mark56 Posts: 1,653
    short lived perennials - they tend to lose their vigour after 2/3 years and have already self seeded near and far 
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    Oh that's good to know I was given one last year. .....I must check to see if there is any regrowth.  I love them. .....hoping mine seeded all over the garden. 
  • Mark56Mark56 Posts: 1,653
    Fingers crossed for you Mary, you should see them start germinating soon :)
  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    I can grow vb in my front garden where it seeds all over the place but can't grow it in my back garden no matter how many times I have tried!! And it def. not showing yet here in Scotland!
    'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
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