Verbena and frost

[Finski]

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We had couple days ago deadly frost. It was -10C or even more. But now I noticed that
garden Verbena seems to be in alive condition. Beautyfull dark green leaves.It is native to America.

How much Verbenas tolerate there frost?

[BeeMaster2]

What does it look like? Never heard of it.
Jim

[Finski]

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I cannot link to pages with this mobile, but you find them from google.

My plant is low, about 4 inch high. Dark blue flowers.

[Hemlock]

Hey Finski,

The Wife found this from a gardening forum;...

"Verbena is a prolific bloomer and will look good from spring well into fall. Many verbenas are hardy down to 15 °F and will continue flowering even after the first frost. They look great either on their own or filling in spaces and spilling over edges of garden planters, window boxes or hanging baskets.

Colors range from brilliant reds to deep, dark blue to purples and pinks. They are drought tolerant and only need an average amount of water. They do need good drainage and like most flowering annuals, verbenas need to be fed every couple of weeks. Though deadheading isn't necessary for most common varieties, your plant will look much better if cut it back when blooms fade...."

Also, your variety sounds like a 'Creeping Verbena' which are the most hardiest around here.

[Finski]

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Thanks. It is creeping.

Species are many and they do crossings.

But not at least from Amazon..

[T Beek]

Ours still had flowers a couple weeks ago despite freezing temps and 4 " of snow.  Very tough stuff.

thomas

[rober]

there are several varieties if verbena around. some are annuals. i have a creeping ground cover variety with purple flowers. we've had some nights that have dipped into the high 20's (F.)  that pretty much finished most flowering plants off for the winter. my verbena is dark green & still blooming. i've also noticed a lot of roses blooming. i've also noticed that the creeping verbena with pink flowers & also come correopsis with pink flowers are not as hardy. they must lose some vitality when forced into non typical colors.

[FRAMEshift]

i have a creeping ground cover variety with purple flowers. we've had some nights that have dipped into the high 20's (F.)  that pretty much finished most flowering plants off for the winter. my verbena is dark green & still blooming.

Do you see any bees visiting your verbena?

[caticind]

I have this in my yard.  In my area it is evergreen some years as temperatures do not get low enough to kill it back - it definitely can survive what would otherwise be killing frosts.  Bees do like it but I have not often seen patches large enough to attract foragers.

[Finski]

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I brought sprouts from outside. Picture seems very similar.

We had -10 C two days ago and now +5C.

I looked temperatures with heat measuring pistol. Some surfaces were -13C, some -10 and ground -8C.

I have Salvia microphyllum too. It is from Texas. It stands quite well frost. Bees forage flowers when they fall down. They take nectar from base end.  Salvia "hot lips" is one. It blooms for months.