Vervain "Mammouth" (mix)
Vervain "Mammouth" - Verbena x hybrida.
Fragrant flowers until the first snow!
An ideal mixture with large caps of inflorescences of bright colors.
Plant 45-50 cm high, cultivated as an annual. Blooms from July to September. The flowers are of various colours, collected in inflorescences with a diameter of 7-8 cm, and have a pleasant smell. Photophilous and cold-resistant, prefers loose fertile soils.
Grown by seedlings. Seeds are sown in late March-early April. Shoots appear in 10-20 days. Seedlings are planted in open ground in mid-May at a distance of 25 cm.
Used in the design of various flower beds, balconies, as a potted plant. For better tillering, it is necessary to pinch the tops of the shoots.
Agrotechnics.
Sowing: March-April for seedlings. Before sowing, the seeds are soaked in a well-moistened napkin for 2 hours, then sowed to a depth of 0.5 cm, moistened, covered with glass or film and kept in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. After the first true leaf appears, the seedlings are planted in separate peat pots. Seedlings are planted in open ground in mid-May at a distance of 20-25 cm from each other.
Care: verbena prefers fertile, loose, calcareous soil, sunny location, moderate watering (verbena does not tolerate excess moisture). Pinching the tops of plants, regularly removing faded inflorescences, fertilizing every 4 weeks with complex mineral fertilizer.
Flowering: from late June until frost.
Fragrant flowers until the first snow!
An ideal mixture with large caps of inflorescences of bright colors.
Plant 45-50 cm high, cultivated as an annual. Blooms from July to September. The flowers are of various colours, collected in inflorescences with a diameter of 7-8 cm, and have a pleasant smell. Photophilous and cold-resistant, prefers loose fertile soils.
Grown by seedlings. Seeds are sown in late March-early April. Shoots appear in 10-20 days. Seedlings are planted in open ground in mid-May at a distance of 25 cm.
Used in the design of various flower beds, balconies, as a potted plant. For better tillering, it is necessary to pinch the tops of the shoots.
Agrotechnics.
Sowing: March-April for seedlings. Before sowing, the seeds are soaked in a well-moistened napkin for 2 hours, then sowed to a depth of 0.5 cm, moistened, covered with glass or film and kept in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. After the first true leaf appears, the seedlings are planted in separate peat pots. Seedlings are planted in open ground in mid-May at a distance of 20-25 cm from each other.
Care: verbena prefers fertile, loose, calcareous soil, sunny location, moderate watering (verbena does not tolerate excess moisture). Pinching the tops of plants, regularly removing faded inflorescences, fertilizing every 4 weeks with complex mineral fertilizer.
Flowering: from late June until frost.
* Seeds: medium-sized nuts, up to 5 mm long and about 1 mm thick, rod-shaped. The surface of the seeds is covered with large cells and is rough.
Color: grayish-brown or greenish. 1 g contains 360-400 seeds. Germination remains for 1-2 years. Shoots appear unevenly (10-20 days after sowing). It is better to germinate seeds in the light.
Grandeville.