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Verbena Bampton

WildlifeloverWildlifelover Posts: 380
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Afternoon,

I’m thinking of getting Verbena Bampton but I’m slightly unsure as to its hardiness. The RHS website says H6 but the RHS shop website says borderline hardy. Beth Chatto website says fully hardy.

Any comments would be much appreciated,

Thanks.

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I've just bought one. I'm keeping it in a container this year to see how it goes.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I've had it for several years and so far it's hardy for me here in South Yorkshire, and self-seeds well. However, I am east of the pennines so somewhat in what my geologist friend calls rain-shadow, and I have the dry free-draining sandy soil that it likes. And we haven't had a really hard winter since I got it.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Also, I gave one to my parents in Sheffield (colder and wetter, soil is a bit heavier than mine but not clay, more loamy, and on a hill so it doesn't get soggy) and it's been fine for the couple of years that they've had it, but again there hasn't been a really hard winter in that time.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • WildlifeloverWildlifelover Posts: 380
    Thanks. We’re in East Yorkshire and also have pretty well drained soil so I’ll take the plunge and get it. 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I hope it does well for you :)
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    edited July 2022
    It's hardy here - but then I live (almost) in the Bampton it was named for.  :)
    Bampton in Devon
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I'm planning to collect and save some seed this year if I remember at the right time, just in case we get a cold winter and they get clobbered.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    It's hardier than what's stated and it will self seed quite freely if you have free draining soil.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    If it is happy it will go everywhere, if not you really can struggle to keep it. One in a nearby garden is 4ft by 4ft. 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • PerkiPerki Posts: 2,527
    I've just bought one today and were having the same query with myself. Did a quick google and came up with the same results, I did see something about seedling not being as vibrant as the parent plant ? 
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