Common Name:
Verbena Cadet Upright™ Red
Description:
Verbena Cadet Upright™ Red is a bold, compact flowering perennial (often grown as an annual) bred for its upright habit and intense red blooms. This variety produces clusters of vibrant scarlet-red flowers on a tidy, mounding plant that maintains a neat and bushy shape throughout the growing season. Flowering prolifically from spring through to autumn, it adds rich, eye-catching colour to garden beds, borders, containers, and mass plantings. Unlike sprawling types of verbena, the Cadet Upright™ series is designed to provide a more vertical presence without becoming leggy. Perfectly suited to Melbourne’s climate, it thrives in full sun with well-drained soil and offers strong heat and drought tolerance once established. Minimal care is needed beyond the occasional trim to refresh the plant and promote continuous blooming. It’s also a magnet for bees and butterflies, making it a brilliant choice for pollinator-friendly gardens.
Form:
Shrub – Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding
Mature Size:
Height: 0.25–0.35 m
Width: 0.3–0.4 m
Aspect:
Full Sun
Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer
Flowers in Autumn
Flower Colour:
Bright red
Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Bee Attracting
Butterfly Attracting
Drought Tolerant
Long Flowering
Low Maintenance
Foliage Interest
Perennial (treated as annual in cooler areas)
Toxicity:
Non-toxic to humans and pets.
Companion Plants:
Angelonia ‘Serena White’
Petunia ‘Ramblin Red’
Calibrachoa ‘Superbells Red’
Salvia ‘So Cool Violet’
Lobularia ‘White Stream’
Gazania ‘Kiss Golden Flame’
