Verbena Pink flowers
Explore this garden shrub directory, covering colour, use, shape, size of shrubs. Ground cover is any plant used for the purpose of growing over an area of ground to hide it or to protect it from erosion or drought.
Verbena
Verbena Erinoides
Pink flowers
Summer & Autumn flowering shrub
Ground cover is any plant used for the purpose of growing over an area of ground to hide it or to protect it from erosion or drought.
Garden shrubs like this classed as an evergreen shrub. This means the shrub will keep its leaves (normally green) in winter season irrespective of the climate being hot, cold or mild. The most classic example of an evergreen is the fir tree
The shrub is considered hardy but this is a relative term and the degree of hardiness depends upon severity of climate. Seek specific advice if you live in a severe winter area
When fully grown this shrub will reach a height of about 1 feet and spread over an area of about 5 feet
Rich soil and lots of fertilizer suit this shrub. It will reward you well if you feed it well. Neglect the fertilizer and it will not be the shrub you saw in the picture when you bought it. This shrub needs rich soil
Prune out all old wood or woody growth in the shrub. Pruning promotes growth from the point at where the cut is made generally
Grow the shrub for beautiful flowers