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Verbena rigida santos

KmehKmeh Posts: 173


Anyone had this variety in this state at the end of winter and its returned the following summer? My boriensis look more promising, as they have green at the base or even new shoots, but these rigida just look dead. 

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    My rigida don't appear until around late April-May.
    The roots are just under the soil surface, so use a hoe carefully - if you use one :)

    Billericay - Essex

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    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • KmehKmeh Posts: 173
    Oh dear, I moved them all around yesterday. Hopefully that didn't see them off!

    So you cut yours back "Pete.8" and you get fresh shoots in late spring?
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I wait until I see the new growth before cutting back last year's growth - then I know where they are.
    Chances are if I cut it back earlier I'd probably dig them up by mistake during my Spring tidy-up.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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