Ah right. So tomorrow maybe I pot the seedlings I can find, or put them in place if they're big enough, they're in the path and all sorts.
The 3yr old ones I've cut back to a foot or so high today they'd fallen over and looked awful all brown and mildewed. These maybe I should just get rid of now if they're not likely to pick up next year. Thanks all for your thoughts, much appreciated
Our Verbena Bonariensis are still in flower. No seed heads appearing therefore no seedlings yet. I do hope they will drop some seeds about though, as this is the first year that we've had the space to grow some and we are delighted with them.They may end up like our forget-me-nots though, they died off and didn't drop one seed.
Mine are in flower and didn't suffer in the drought that finished off so many plants. I cut down bits that have collapsed as winter comes on but leave the uprights until Spring. I never 'replace' any because they seed like weeds and I just leave strong youngsters to do their stuff, pulling out anything tired or tatty. I don't know whereabouts you are @InBloom, but I wouldn't bother potting them up here in the South. There will be thousands of them by April and you can move them then.
Mine have been brilliant this year. Popping up everywhere, including in the debris accumulated on top of weed matting. I lifted some in the Spring and planted them in containers with cosmos, both are still in flower. I cut mine back by half in autumn to avoid wind rock, then again in Spring when the new leaves appear down the stems. This gives a bushier plant. They seem to die off after about 5 years, probably weather dictated. There is a house near me which has a border full of just VB. It looks spectacular when in full flower but as a gardener, I would like to see other flowers growing amongst it to set off the structure. It has been there for at least 2 years that I have noticed, I have never seen anyone touch it. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts.
I cut mine back yearly and they seem to come back fairly well. They also benefit from a 'Chelsea' style chop early/mid season which stops them flopping about so much. Its hard to punish them enough I find.
I have had hundreds of V Bampton seedlings this year lost track of how many I have pulled out or potted on for local Garden Club funds. The positive is at the moment just five plants in various parts of the garden are helping to keep the garden looking good.
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The 3yr old ones I've cut back to a foot or so high today they'd fallen over and looked awful all brown and mildewed. These maybe I should just get rid of now if they're not likely to pick up next year. Thanks all for your thoughts, much appreciated
There is a house near me which has a border full of just VB. It looks spectacular when in full flower but as a gardener, I would like to see other flowers growing amongst it to set off the structure. It has been there for at least 2 years that I have noticed, I have never seen anyone touch it. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts.