Verbena Plug Plants

Place a few seeds in each compartment and thin them after germination. Once plants are used to the wind, light and other conditions, it is time to transplant them.Transplant outside when temperatures have warmed and soil is workable.

Keep reading to learn more about common propagation methods for verbena plants.can be propagated both by cuttings and by seed. Summer cuttings are tougher and more likely to survive, but they root much more slowly.Take a cutting that's 3 inches (7.5 cm.)...

The nectar and pollen of this native wildflower attracts a variety of bees, butterflies and wasps. White Vervain prefers partial shade and moist, fertile conditions, growing up to 5' tall.

It's a wild verbena (which you can tell by the botanical name), and you'll find it in meadows and along roadsides in the entire US and Canada. The blooms open in midsummer through fall.

Flowers all summer long. Intensely fragrant pure white-flowering lavender.

Noted for soothing irritations and inflammations of the skin, throat, eyes, lungs and urinary organs.

Sweet, anise-scented leaves and stalks (fresh or dried) add delightful flavour to sweets and desserts, saving about half the sugar. Of particular interest to diabetics.

Large, succulent, slightly acid-tasting leaves give zest to salads and any dish which is insipid in itself. Remove flowering tops as they appear to keep leaves tender. Blonde de Lyon is the standard variety esteemed in France.

Neat compact growth habit. Absolutely delightful lemon scent.

Quite the sensation in salads! Just pick the leaves, strip them from the stems, and throw them liberally into your salad mix. For tender foliage, grow this mint in partial shade and cut often to keep the young leaves coming.

Excellent for massing, as ground cover or in rockeries. Does not attract cats despite its stronger, more pleasant scent. (Catmint) Smaller ornamental form of catnip with lavender-blue flowers and grey-white foliage.

Used by Amerindians for diarrhea; also for headaches, stomachache, menstrual problems. Also for ceremonial smudging. Lovely white ghost-like flowers; attractive silver foliage; excellent for dried arrangements.

Try it in candies, cookies, cakes, salads, seafood... Interestingly, the sweet lime aroma of fresh-cut leaves actually gets stronger when stored overnight. RICHTERS EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN INTRODUCTION.

Its fuzzy leaves and stems have a distinct minty apple taste, and it lends its flavour to applemint jelly and couscous, as well as teas that will calm upset stomach and soothe body and soul.

Deserving of experimentation in tea, cooking, and as a garnish. A favourite among West Indians. Sensational orange scent and flavour.

Untroubled by pests in general and considered repellent of bothersome insects in the mixed border, perennial in zones 6-9, you can enjoy the best of pineapple mint's qualities by growing it in pots, or bottomless buckets sunk into the ground.

Small deep green leaves. Excellent lime scent.

Brilliant red flowers. Use for drinks, chicken, cheese and in jams and jellies. Pinch to keep bushy. Grow indoors in good light. Fabulous pineapple scent.

Velvety, purple streaked leaves. Strong minty scent that some noses swear has a hint of chocolate.

Upright growth habit; prolific bloomer. Lovely pink-flowered version of ‘Majorca'.

Showy dark blue flowers; upright to trailing growing habit.

There is nothing else like it in the world of herbs! Red flowers are edible, and they are favourite haunts of hummingbirds. Prefers filtered light but can tolerate full sun. Reaches 1-1.3m/40-50”, but can be grown in hanging baskets.

Gentle sedative. Helps calm the entire nervous system. Strengthens the heart and often prescribed for palpitations. Especially valuable for PMS, menstrual pain and delayed menstruation.

And so it does, with perfectly shaped, groovy leaves, and a hint of dark bronze at the tips at times. Does not spread by underground rhizomes like most mints, but it still gets around by aboveground runners.

Widely used in perfumes and soaps, and even to perfume India ink. Leaves are excellent in potpourris and sachets. One of the definitive perfumes of the Orient and of India in particular.

Excellent flavour for sauces, catsup, purees, bruschetta and soups. Heirloom paste tomato with very large, heart shaped fruit, meaty interior with very little juice or seeds.

It prefers a dry, sunny location and dislikes wet conditions. The flowers inspired the name , from the Greek words , the sun, and , golden. Trim it back after flowering to maintain its shape.