…summer’ herbaceous plant to cheer us up as well as the butterflies which seemed to be having a day off today which is rather overcast. Verbena bonariensis Verbena bonariensis Verbena…

…I seen it used elsewhere for this purpose. Drimys lanceolata The combination of the tall growing Verbena bonariensis and the much lower growing Verbena rigida was effective. Verbena bonariensis and…

…just coming out on Verbena bonariensis.This is the last stem left in the clump flowering. First flowers in August. What a show for any plant! Verbena bonariensis Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’…

…fine display on a wall although the berries dropped or were eaten weeks ago. Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis I do not remember seeing seed heads on Verbena bonariensis as plentiful…

…No scent as yet. Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’ Fresh new growth on Verbena bonariensis and signs of new flower buds. Verbena bonariensis Attached are a few pictures of the sadly missing…

…like this? Bramley Plants Verbena rigida again. Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Verbena bonariensis ‘Lollipop’ had a dwarf habit and very pale pink flower. Verbena bonariensis ‘Lollipop’ Salvia eclipse ‘Trelissick Creamy…

…July last year. Verbena rigida grows less tall than V. bonariensis and is just as pretty. Verbena rigida Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’, with its brownish leaves, is a good thing although…

…may be one for Clare to look for when buying new herbaceous plants for next spring. Is it hardy I wonder? Not very tall growing (unlike our Verbena bonariensis) which…