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Winter hardy to USDA Zones 9-10. In St. Louis, grow as an annual. Easily grown in average, medium moisture soils in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but best flowering is usually in full sun. Good heat and drought tolerance. Avoid overhead watering to the extent possible. ‘Imagination’ is a seed-grown cultivar. Start seed indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost date. In St. Louis, place plants outdoors in spring after last frost date.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
‘Imagination’ is a verbena cultivar that is grown in St. Louis as an annual. It is noted for its profuse bloom of violet-blue flowers, its spreading-trailing stems and its deeply cut foliage. When grown as an annual, it flowers freely from late spring to fall. Violet-blue flowers in umbels (2” diameter) appear throughout summer. Although a hybrid plant, ‘Imagination’ is often commonly called moss verbena because of its similarity to Verbena tenuisecta.
Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems.
Uses:
Beds, borders, rock gardens, edging or annual ground cover. Containers, baskets and window boxes.
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