How to prune verbena – the best time to cut your plant back for loads of flowers next year

Butterfly on Verbena bonariensis flowers growing in garden.

Wondering how to prune verbena? Or if you even need to?

Well, first of all, we need to establish which types of verbena actually need pruning. If you’ve learned how to grow verbena as an annual and plan to discard the plants at the end of the year, they won’t need cutting back – but if you’re growing perennial verbena, like Verbena bonariensis, pruning has its benefits.