Verbena lilacina Paseo Rancho - Pink Cedros Island Verbena
Verbena lilacina Paseo Rancho puts on a great show of dark pink flowers from mid Spring through Summer. The Pink Cedros Island Verbena grows to 2 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide. Plant this Verbena in full sun to light shade. Verbena lilacina De La Mina is a smaller and darker selection. Verbena lilacina Paseo Ranchois not particular about soils but needs reasonable drainage and is quite drought tolerant once established. Verbena lilacina Paseo Rancho is Winter hardy into the low 20°s F but starts looking pretty ragged if temperatures dip below the mid 20°s F. This is a Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden introduction. The Monarch Butterflies, Giant Swallowtails, Gray Hairstreaks, Mournful Duskywing, Umber Skipper Butterfly, White Checkered Skipper, Northern White Skipper, and Variable Checkerspots will come by for nectar if they are around.
Plants in the Verbena genus featured on this site:
Verbena bonariensis
Verbena bonariensis Little One
Verbena lilacina De La Mina
Verbena lilacina Paseo Rancho
Verbena rigida