{"id":66576,"date":"2017-09-16T17:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-verbena-has-captured-our-garden-hearts-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2017-09-16T17:05:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T10:05:07","slug":"why-verbena-has-captured-our-garden-hearts-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-verbena-has-captured-our-garden-hearts-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"Why verbena has captured our garden hearts | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt fits in effortlessly, pleases pollinators and it\u2019s easy to take cuttings, says Alys FowlerIt sometimes seems that every car park, roundabout, back garden or park is smattered with Verbena bonariensis. It is not a \u201cdesigner\u201d plant any more \u2013 that ship sailed long ago \u2013 but it fits in effortlessly wherever it is added. So I guess I am advocating even more to please the butterflies.V. bonariensis has captured our garden hearts because it can also thread together a scheme, add height without too much distraction, please pollinators and flower well into autumn. It will self-seed, particularly if you give it a free-draining substrate; it loves cracks in paving and gravel gardens. Although it\u2019s a short-lived perennial, if the conditions are right, it will seed itself just as the parent plant is giving up the ghost. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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