Verbena Cadet Upright™ Pink

Common Name:
Verbena Cadet Upright™ Pink

Description:
Verbena Cadet Upright™ Pink is a vibrant, upright-growing verbena variety known for its brilliant pink blooms and compact, mounding habit. Unlike traditional spreading verbena, this cultivar forms a more structured, upright shape, making it ideal for use in garden beds, borders, and containers where a neater form is desired. From spring through to autumn, it produces dense clusters of vivid pink, five-petalled flowers that attract bees and butterflies, offering a long-lasting display of colour. Well-suited to Melbourne’s climate, this hardy plant thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, showing excellent tolerance to heat and light frosts. It is low-maintenance, requiring only occasional deadheading or trimming to maintain its tidy appearance and encourage further flowering. With strong garden performance and season-long blooms, Verbena Cadet Upright™ Pink is a standout choice for modern, cottage, or 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 pink

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Bee Attracting
Butterfly Attracting
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 ‘Picobella Pink’
Lobularia ‘Snow Princess’
Calibrachoa ‘Superbells Punch’
Salvia ‘Mystic Spires’
Bacopa ‘Snowtopia’