Besides, Verbena is a beautiful blooming herb which will tolerate all that a hot Texas summer has to offer. The San Antonio Garden Center Sale Funds will be used to support GardenCenter activities. Grows in sun or part sun. Grows 4 to 5 feet tall, forming a shrub like perennial plant. Flowers from late spring through the fall, with bright red petals rolled loosely around the flowers' reproductive parts.
Hummingbirds love it and enjoy feeding in the shade.
It is an old-time favorite of early Texas gardeners since it is deer resistant as well. It is drought tolerant and some have indicated that plants can be weeded with a glyphosate herbicide such as Roundup, Kleanup or Finale without significant, if any, damage to the foliage of the Turk's Cap. The Firespike is a plant which solves the problem of most landscaperswho have a shady area in which very few plants will grow, much less bloom. It will be grown for its beautiful foliage in the spring and summer. Firespike is a substitute for the nationwide popular hosta which is devoured by snails in this area of Texas.