Yes they were the great big lemon/cream ones. They have survived a good five years on my clay and grew so big I had to divide them. They do need a lot of space. In a good year they get to about 8ft high and as wide as you let the clump grow. The flowering period is actually quite long if you dead head them but the verbena bonariensis just go on and on. You can collect seeds from both but the verbena self seeds and I end up weeding hundreds of seedlings out. The airy effect of the verbena and the silver-grey and lemon more solid plants was gorgeous.
@Janie B , have you dried dividing your perennials that have run out of steam? It works on most clump-forming perennials to revitalise them. Not the lupins, they have a tap root, but it should work for the Monardas and Echinacea if you like them and want to keep some. Lift, split the clumps, discard the old "woody" bit from the middle and replant some sections from the outside. More info here https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/types/perennials/dividing
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Thanks, @JennyJ, I was thinking of doing that, particularly with the monarda, as I really like them! That variety of echinacea (fatal attraction), tbh, have always been a bit weedy...
Worth a try for the ones you like. It's often recommended to divide perennials routinely every 3 to 5 years to keep them vigorous but I don't have either the time or the energy so I just do individual plants that are starting to look tired, or if I want more of something.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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