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Verbena Tukana® Scarlet Star hybrid
Verbena Tukana® Scarlet Star hybrid
 
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Let me BRIGHTEN your MORNING. Large scarlet and white flowers throughout the season. Excellent in combinations. Award Winner. Heat Tolerant. Deadheading Not Necessary. Native to North America. Attracts butterflies.

Uses: container, landscape, border plant, edging plant, mass planting
Part sun to sun
Plant in well drained soil
Height: 4" - 8"
Plant: 8" - 12" apart
Spread: 18" - 30"
Trails up to 24"
Habit: trailing
Container: spiller
Growability: easy

Awards (to name a few):
2011 - Top Performer, Longwood Gardens
2011 - Top Performer, Michigan State university
2012 - Top Performer, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

 

Description
 
Uses Notes:
Use in hanging baskets, window boxes, landscaping and combination planters.

Maintenance Notes:
Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary.

While always great in containers they are also fantastic in landscape beds. They can tolerate dry soils and lower fertility. Normally either an application of slow release fertilizer or amending with compost is enough to keep them happy and blooming in landscape beds. They shouldn't need to be trimmed back but can be given a "haircut" - a trim back - using a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears at any time. While naturally well branched, trimming them back will encourage additional branching, fuller plants, and ultimately more flowers. I usually give them a very slight trim as I am transplanting to boost branching.

A yearly application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.

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Tukana® Scarlet Star Verbena hybrid 'Scy' USPP 21,081, Can 3,854

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