🌸 When to Plant Verbena

🌸 Flower
Warm Season

Heat-tolerant; cascading habit; excellent butterfly attractor; deadhead to prolong bloom

📅 Planting Calendar by USDA Zone

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Zone Last Frost Start Indoors Transplant Direct Sow
Zone 2A May 30 Mar 21 May 30
Zone 3B May 15 Mar 6 May 15
Zone 4A May 8 Feb 27 May 8
Zone 4B May 1 Feb 20 May 1
Zone 5A Apr 25 Feb 14 Apr 25
Zone 5B Apr 18 Feb 7 Apr 18
Zone 6A Apr 21 Feb 10 Apr 21
Zone 6B Apr 10 Jan 30 Apr 10
Zone 7A Apr 5 Jan 25 Apr 5
Zone 7B Mar 28 Jan 17 Mar 28
Zone 8A Mar 20 Jan 9 Mar 20
Zone 8B Mar 12 Jan 1 Mar 12
Zone 9A Feb 28 Dec 20 Feb 28
Zone 9B Feb 15 Dec 7 Feb 15
Zone 10A Feb 1 Nov 23 Feb 1
Zone 10B Jan 15 Nov 6 Jan 15
Zone 11A Jan 1 Oct 23 Jan 1

Verbena is a heat-loving, butterfly-magnet annual that covers itself with clusters of tiny flowers all season long — ideal for hot spots and containers.

Top Growing Tips

  • Needs excellent drainage — root rot is common in wet soils
  • Trailing varieties are spectacular in hanging baskets
  • Deadhead or shear back by one-third mid-season to refresh
  • Butterfly magnet — especially swallowtails and monarchs
  • Extremely heat and drought tolerant once established

Companion Planting

Good companions: lantana, marigolds, petunias

Avoid planting near: Shade and wet conditions

Harvest Timeline

Ornamental; deadhead regularly to maintain bloom production