Verbena Flower Seeds Packet
Verbena (Verbena x hybrida) is a low, spreading annual that blooms from late spring until the first real frost, covering itself in clusters of small, colorful flowers that attract pollinators. It is lovely in borders, containers, and hanging baskets, and a good cut flower. Seeds are non-GMO and vacuum-sealed for freshness.
- Plant type: Annual, hardy in USDA zones 3-11
- Height: 8-18 in
- Sun: Full sun (6-8+ hours a day)
- Days to germination: 14-21
- Days to bloom: 70-90
- Spacing: 8-12 in between plants, 12-18 in between rows
- Soil: Well-drained sandy or loamy soil, pH 5.8-7.2; avoid heavy clay
- Packet: About 20 seeds
How to Grow Verbena from Seed
Sowing and Germination
Start indoors 10-12 weeks before the last frost. Surface sow and keep the trays covered and dark until the seeds germinate, as verbena germinates best without light. Harden off seedlings before transplanting outdoors.
Care and Harvest
Water young plants regularly until established, then only when the soil is dry, watering at the base to prevent fungal disease. Feed with a balanced, low-nitrogen liquid fertilizer every 4-6 weeks. Deadhead spent flowers, trim leggy growth, and add a thin layer of mulch. Cut stems for bouquets with scissors.
Dimensions: 5.6" x 3.6" x .1"
Weight: 1.6 hrs
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Standard paper seed packets are permeable to oxygen and moisture -- the two primary causes of seed degradation. Most paper-packaged seeds begin losing germination viability after approximately one year, contributing to significant garden-industry waste: packets purchased, not planted, expired, discarded. Shido Seeds are hermetically vacuum-sealed. The packet does not expire quietly in a drawer. It waits.
Every Shido seed packet is illustrated in the style of Japanese 1910s woodblock printing -- designed and drawn in-house by Chive, the Toronto ceramics studio that has been exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show in London every year and does not, as a matter of principle, sell to big-box retailers. Customers collect the packets as a series. This was not the original plan.
