I have found that this plant does not stay consistently red. Several white blooms have popped up. Not necessarily bad, but certainly bought these to be red.
Superbena® Red Verbena
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Exposure
- Part Sun to Sun
Flower Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Mature Size
Height: 6" - 12"
Spread: 18" - 2'6"
Height: 15cm - 30cm
Spread: 46cm - 76cm
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6 - 12 Inches10 - 14 Inches18 - 30 Inches15cm - 30cm25cm - 36cm46cm - 76cm
Features
Superbena verbena have great vigor, awesome branching and wonderful summer performance. The superbena verbena produces strikingly flowers that are clustered in large umbels that cover the deep green foliage. This trailing verbena plant forms a lush, spreading habit that works beautifully in beds and containers while also performing well as a verbena ground cover plant.
Best SellerAward WinnerContinuous Bloom or RebloomerLong BloomingFall InterestHeat TolerantDeadheading Not NecessaryDrought TolerantAttracts:ButterfliesResists:DeerCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:ShortGarden Height:6 - 12 Inches 15cm - 30cmTrails Up To:24 Inches 61cmSpacing:10 - 14 Inches 25cm - 36cmSpread:18 - 30 Inches 46cm - 76cmFlower Colors:RedFlower Shade:Rich RedFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:GreenHabit:Mounding TrailingContainer Role:SpillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Part Sun to SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBloom Time:Planting To Hard FrostHardiness Zones:8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11bWater Category:AverageSoil Fertility Requirement:Average SoilUses:Border PlantUses:ContainerUses:GroundcoverUses:LandscapeUses:Mass PlantingMaintenance Notes:Superbena® verbena plants are easy to grow and will flower non-stop from planting to frost if simple maintenance tasks are performed. Growing Superbena in full sun to part sun is important for their strong growth and bloom performance. They do not require deadheading, meaning the removal of spent flowers, to stay in bloom all season.
These heat tolerant annuals typically require a bit less water and feeding than many kinds of flowering annuals. If your garden soil is very heavy and tends to stay soggy for a while after it rains, plant your Superbena verbena in a container instead of in the ground. Let the soil dry out a little bit between waterings, but do not let the plants wilt severely before watering again.
Superbena performs best when fed with Proven Winners plant foods. At planting time, in containers and landscapes, mix Proven Winners Premium Continuous Release Plant Food into the soil, following the rates specified on the packaging. In containers, reapply halfway through the growing season. In the ground, a single application in spring is typically sufficient.
Additionally, Superbena verbena should be fed with Proven Winners Premium Water Soluble Plant Food every ten days to two weeks according to the rates specified on the packaging.
Superbena does not require much trimming to keep it looking great all season. If you’d like your plants to have a fuller, bushier shape, trim up to 20% off the ends of the stems midseason. Follow up by feeding them with water soluble plant food to promote fresh new growth and blooms.
Superbena® Red Verbena 'RIKAV44101' USPP 30,962, Can 6,297 -
5243221Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
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Laurel Comeaux, Louisiana, United States, 2 years ago
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I have found that this plant does not stay consistently red. Several white blooms have popped up. Not necessarily bad, but certainly bought these to be red.
Laurel Comeaux, Louisiana, United States, 2 years ago -
Zone 9 Superbena red was in the middle of my border twining through the truffula pink gomphrena last year. It decided to creep to the front. Looks nice with the yellow Gerbera Daisy. It is perennial here and holds up in our excessively hot summers. I don't have to spray for bud worms or cut it back like the petunias. Next I plan to pair it with coral red Suberbena for an electric look.
Peggie Who, California, United States, 5 years ago -
Amazed by the performance of this plant in Denver’s heat and all day full sun. Bloomed all summer and fall, spread to carpet the ground beneath perennials and never needed deadheading. I will be repeating this next year.
Dean Ward, Colorado, United States, 6 years ago
Award Year Award Plant Trial 2018 Top 10 Consumer Preference University of Florida - Fort Lauderdale 2018 Top Performer University of Wisconsin 2018 Leader of the Pack - All Season North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum 2018 Leader of the Pack - Early Season North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum 2018 Leader of the Pack - Late Season North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum 2018 Top Performer University of Georgia 2018 Top Performer Penn State University 2018 Top Performer University of Guelph 10 More Recipes -
