Right now, it is a verbena world at The Garden Guy’s house. It is super exciting, as I forgot I had so many, and which containers had what. The growth since the December arctic blast has been simply amazing. One in particular, Superbena Imperial Blue, almost looks like a mini-hydrangea.
Superbena Imperial Blue made its debut in 2022, and I was part of the testing process in 2021. I’ve loved it for its intense color, which screams deep blue. I say that full well knowing some of you will correct me and say you see purple tones. That’s OK. This verbena has been a champ each year with butterflies like the eastern tiger swallowtail, spicebush swallowtail and the treasured pipevine swallowtail. I have had the American lady, Gulf fritillary and ruby-throated hummingbird, too.
I put my containers in the garage during the cold wave and then put them back on my wall. The old guy couldn’t remember which containers had what from the standpoint of color. Also kind of funny was I forgot what the dormant sticks were behind the wall.
