The plant can be a source of cut flowers and is useful for summer color in spring flowering bulb beds. Old blooms accumulate rapidly and should be removed to keep the plant flowering. Plants exhibiting reduced flowering may be sheared to encourage new flowering in 15 to 20 days. Applications of liquid fertilizer during the growing season are beneficial. Verbena may be used in hanging pots.
Propagation is by seed or cuttings.
Softwood cuttings taken in summer root easily. The seed germinates in three to four weeks at 70 to 75 degrees. Cover the seed or germinate it in a dark place. The seedlings may be pinched when they are well established. Pink flowers and finely cut foliage.