Verbena, Homestead Purple

Homestead Purple Verbena (Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple')

Homestead Purple Verbena is an award-winning selection of our native Rose Verbena, treasured for its vivid clusters of rich purple flowers and exceptionally long bloom season. Beginning in late spring and continuing until frost, this low-growing perennial creates a colorful carpet that attracts butterflies, native bees, and hummingbirds for months. Its drought tolerance, spreading habit, and continuous flowering make it an outstanding choice for pollinator gardens, borders, rock gardens, containers, and sunny meadow plantings.

Key Characteristics

Months of nectar for pollinators
Few perennials bloom as continuously as Homestead Purple Verbena. Dense clusters of vibrant purple flowers provide nectar from late spring through fall, attracting Monarchs, Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, Painted Ladies, skippers, bumble bees, small native bees, and hummingbirds throughout the growing season. Its extended bloom period helps bridge seasonal nectar gaps in pollinator gardens.

Excellent living ground cover for sunny landscapes
This vigorous selection spreads to form a dense mat of attractive foliage that suppresses weeds while softening garden edges and pathways. Its trailing habit makes it especially effective cascading over retaining walls, spilling from containers, or weaving naturally through rock gardens and perennial borders.

Thrives in dry, well-drained soils
Once established, Homestead Purple Verbena is remarkably drought tolerant and performs beautifully in hot, sunny locations where many flowering perennials struggle. It is well suited to xeriscapes, prairie-inspired gardens, and other low-maintenance landscapes that emphasize water conservation without sacrificing color.

Ideal for layering in pollinator and meadow gardens
Growing as a low herbaceous layer, Homestead Purple Verbena complements taller native perennials such as Coneflowers, Blazing Star, Black-eyed Susan, Little Bluestem, and Joe Pye Weed. Its long bloom season and spreading habit help create continuous color while providing valuable nectar beneath taller flowering plants.

Product Details

• Native range: Cultivar of a species native to the central and southeastern United States
• Plant life cycle: Perennial
• Sun requirements: Full sun
• Soil requirements: Dry to medium
• Mature height: 6–12 inches
• Bloom time: May – October
• Bloom color: Deep purple
• USDA Hardiness zones: 6–10

Homestead Purple Verbena performs best in full sun and well-drained soil. Avoid overly wet conditions, particularly during winter, to ensure long-term vigor. Light trimming after peak flowering encourages fresh growth and additional blooms. Whether used as a colorful ground cover, edging plant, or pollinator favorite in mixed perennial borders, this long-blooming verbena provides reliable beauty and valuable nectar from spring until frost.