• Verbena purpletop purple flowers on tall stems with a blurred green garden background
  • Verbena purpletop purple flower clusters with a blurred green and yellow background
  • Verbena purpletop small purple flowers with a butterfly on a blurred green background
  • Verbena purpletop purple flowers with green leaves in a sunny garden background
  • Verbena purpletop purple flowers in a mixed garden with a blurred green background
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Verbena Seeds - Purpletop

RHS Award of Garden Merit winner known to attract Swallowtail butterflies

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About the Variety

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Key Features

Heat Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Container Friendly
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Fast Growing
Easy to Grow
Perfect for Borders
Ground Cover
Perfect for Xeriscaping
Reduces Erosion
Suppresses Weeds
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Verbena hybrida

LIFE CYCLE

  • Perennial

SEED TYPE

  • Heirloom Seed
  • Open Pollinated Seed

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

  • Summer through Fall

DAYS TO MATURITY

  • 90 days

GROWTH HABIT

  • Spreading
  • Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

  • 36 to 48 inches

COLOR

  • Purple

Purple Top Verbena are a mainstay in any ornamental or cut flower garden. They add dimension to the garden, growing three to four feet tall and dotting it with little vibrant lavender flowers that are as prolific as they are adorable. Purple Top Verbena is one of the best plants for attracting butterflies, particularly the Tiger Swallowtail. These easy-to-grow annuals will often reseed themselves and are hardy to zone 7. Round out your planting by combining them with cosmos, lavender, and purple zinnias.

  • • Easy to grow annual
  • • Pollinator attractor with bright, bold Summer blooms
  • • Thrives in bright, sunny growing areas

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Spring

SOWING METHOD

  • Direct Sow
  • Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

  • 1/8 inch

WATER NEEDS

  • Average

PLANT SPACING

  • 24 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11

COVERAGE

Amount Avg Seed Count Recommended Coverage
Packet 646 Up to 80 Sq. Ft

Planting Guide

View our Verbena Planting Guide to learn more.

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    Verbena Seeds - Purpletop FAQs

    Is Purpletop Vervain Verbena resistant to animals or disease?

    Purpletop Vervain Verbena is deer resistant and rabbit resistant, meaning deer and rabbits generally avoid it due to its taste, texture, or aroma.

    Customer Reviews

    Overall rating: 3.5 / 5 from 8 reviews.

    Customer photo review of Verbena Seeds - Purpletop

    These took time to germinate but it was totally worth it. I had excellent germination. Started 6 weeks before last frost and used seed trays. I added vermiculite on top with light cinnamon sprinkle. I've added these plants everywhere I have room but they can get quite wide. I've been cutting long stems and adding them to bouquets. The color is so gorgeous and pairs well with almost everything in my garden. They are doing the best in ground over containers. I highly recommend adding this color to your garden.

    Jeannine 5/5 Verified

    Verbena Seeds - Purpletop

    These did not grow for me. Could be user error. I winter sowed these with no luck.

    Lani 1/5 Verified

    Verbena Seeds - Purpletop

    Store owner replied: Hello Lani. Thank you again for your feedback, and we’re glad we were able to provide a resolution for you. This is one of the varieties that often benefits from winter sowing and cold exposure, but germination can still be somewhat slow or uneven depending on spring temperatures and moisture conditions. Extended wet conditions or repeated freeze/thaw cycles during winter can sometimes impact germination success as well. We truly appreciate your understanding and your willingness to share your experience. We always stand behind our products and are happy to help with planting guidance and troubleshooting to support better success going forward!

    Love these plants. I had some at my old house and I'm anxious to plant some at the new house.

    Margaret 5/5 Verified

    Verbena Seeds - Purpletop

    Love these plants. I had some at my old house and I'm anxious to plant some at the new house.

    Margaret 5/5 Verified

    Verbena Seeds - Purpletop

    Bought a lot of these but not one came up. I bought zinnias and cleome also they came up fine

    Eileen C. 1/5 Verified

    Verbena Seeds - Purpletop

    Store owner replied: Hello Eileen C. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We truly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Feedback like yours is invaluable, as it helps us continually improve our products. After checking in with our Customer Service Team, it looks like we were able to assist you further. Thanks again for taking the time to share your thoughts with us and hope you have a beautiful growing season!

    I started these indoors last spring and they were beautiful planted out last year. This summer I found them self seeding along the fence and other locations. They do want their sun and I found them to not need a lot of water

    Cindi 5/5

    Verbena Seeds - Purpletop

    I am in zone 8B, full sun. I have tried to grow these for two years now, not a single plant has come from it.

    Kaytee 1/5

    Verbena Seeds - Purpletop

    Store owner replied: Hello, Kaytee Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention as we strive to provide the best quality service and products to our gardeners around the country.

    When I went to plant these seeds in trays, I realized that I didn't have the best growing conditions for them. But I did the best I could. I had about half a dozen seeds germinate out of a 36-cell tray by the time I started hardening off trays. I decided to just put them outside on my porch with the rest of the trays & didn't have high hopes - and then every single cell germinated & grew enough to be planted - to the point that I ran out of places to put them & gave some to my dad, who planted them & had them take off within days. Some of the ones I planted in random spots are doing meh, but others are decent & a couple I put in a large pot are doing very well. I don't know if they'll flower this first year - perennials often don't flower first year. But if they survive to their second summer, I have high hopes. If they don't survive, I don't think it will be because of the seeds themselves, but because of the fickle nature of weather. If I had room for more of these, I'd buy more.

    Jenny 5/5 Verified

    Verbena Seeds - Purpletop

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