Glandularia, Garden Verbena, Trailing Verbena 'Aztec Red'

Became sucessful with verbenas as soon as I learned NOT to overwater. Aztec Red is very showy but unlike v. Homestead Purple, it does no...Read Moret spread into a glorious mat year after year. Wished it did with those beautiful red flowers.

I belive it will give homestead purple a run for the money,hardy in zone 8.blooms all summer and here it is dec1 and still blomming it ap...Read Morepears to be a Wow ground cover or a grate traling plant in containers

My experience using this Verbena in window box arrangements has not been good. Leaves developed powdery mildew from the humid and rainy w...Read Moreeather we've been having this year. They're isolated now in their own containers under shelter where they get late afternoon sun and very little direct rain. They might have done well if sheltered from the beginning since they seem to do fine in part sun. None are planted in the ground under these same weather conditions so I cannot comment about that. If used in containers, though, they need a DRY location. I've read that the trailing type of Verbena does not develop this mildew.

This is my first time planting Verbena (Red Aztec) and it's taking off very nicely, so far. It's bursting with small red flowers and is ...Read Moresupposed to very tolerate of high heat / sun such as we have in south central Texas. Low and fast spreading vinelike yet bushy. I like them so much I have purchased 4 more.