Verbena ‘Homestead Purple’

Common Name:
Verbena ‘Homestead Purple’

Description:
Verbena ‘Homestead Purple’ is a vigorous, spreading perennial celebrated for its intense purple blooms and robust ground-covering habit. A standout among verbenas, this variety produces masses of small, clustered flowers from late spring right through to autumn, often flowering nearly year-round in mild Melbourne conditions. The rich, saturated violet-purple flowers contrast beautifully with its dark green, serrated foliage, creating a lush, floral carpet ideal for borders, retaining walls, rockeries, and container gardens. ‘Homestead Purple’ thrives in full sun and well-draining soil, with excellent heat and drought tolerance once established. It requires little maintenance aside from an occasional trim to encourage new growth and repeat flowering. Loved by pollinators, this variety is a magnet for bees and butterflies, adding vibrant life and colour to low-maintenance and cottage-style gardens.

Form:

• Ground Cover

• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:

• Height: 25–30 cm

• Width: 80–100 cm

Aspect:

• Full Sun

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring

• Flowers in Summer

• Flowers in Autumn

• Flowers all year round (in mild Melbourne winters)

Flower Colour:

• Deep Purple

• Violet

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots

• Drought Tolerant

• Bee Attracting

• Perennial

• Herbaceous

• Suitable for Rockeries

• Suitable for Borders

• Fast Growing

• Excellent for Mass Planting

Toxicity:
Not considered toxic to humans or animals.

Companion Plants:

• Salvia ‘Mystic Spires’

• Gaura lindheimeri

• Rudbeckia hirta

• Lavandula spp.

• Achillea millefolium

• Erigeron karvinskianus