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Verbena
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Just after some advice. This is my verbena boriansis and so far it's not growing. Am I being impatient or is it a goner?

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S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
If you cut it back before winter, and you're in a colder, wetter part of the country, it may not revive at all. If you did it recently, you'll hopefully get some growth once it's warm enough to come away again.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ideally, leave the foliage on over winter for protection, although you might be ok, generally, where you are. Then cut back when new growth starts to get going. That's always safer.
They don't really need overwintered under cover as such, although it can help in very wet, cold conditions.
It's also a good idea to use any material you cut off for cuttings, as a back up. I have to do that most years, as they don't reliably seed here, and the main plants don't always survive either. Cuttings taken later on in summer can be overwintered somewhere sheltered - in a cold frame or similar.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...