My first year of planting verbena bonariensis and I am truly in love with the plant. I bought as plug plants. Was sat outside admiring them during a hot day when I saw what, to me, looked like a baby humming bird . It was flitting about like a humming bird and feeding on the nectar but not landing, flapping it's wings so fast I could hear them. Looked on Google and found out it was a humming bird moth. Never seen one before in all my 76 years. Felt so privileged.
I saw one of those for the very first time too about 8 years ago, not seen one since moving to the North of England sadly, but they are lovely to see :)
I watched your video just over 3 weeks ago, my seeds are ready to remove from the fridge at the end of this week. You explain the process so well. Thank you x
Thank you for breaking down the whole process, I didnt manage to get my first sowing to germinate this year and now I know why, will be trying again next year using your fridge method. Aileen
Thank-you loved this video. I ordered these seeds but had no idea you had to give them a chill striation period. So thanks, I wont waste any seed now. Love the instant footage of their growth stages, must have taken you ages to make the video, good on you.
First time viewer from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Loved your detailed, simple easy to understand, no nonsensical information. Thanks and looking forward to watching your other videos
Thank you for such a clear explanation, I really appreciated the step by step process. Last year was my first verbena and I was a bit underwhelmed until it flowered and I fell in love..! Subscribed happily :-)
Thank you for your appreciation and subscription. My garden is full of Verbenas - as well as being beautiful they are great for the wild life. Keep safe.
Lovely thanks really enjoyed watching your videos, I’ve just started sowing seeds with my little girl this year and yours hints and tips have really helped, keep them coming! From UK
Thank you for your helpful Explanation of growing verbena. My seeds are now up with two little Leaves on. I am looking forward to See them grow as well as yours have.
Butterflies love Verbena. Once you grow Verbena there are usually seedlings that will pop up throughout the garden. They attracted to easy to transplant.
Very nice demonstration with a pleasant voice. Thanks for this great instructive video. I just gathered the seeds from a street corner and now know how to proceed…..
Great video as I'm just learning how to collect seeds from all my plants watching videos this one has been the best for me easy to understand and guidance ,think I'm going to be a pro at it .thankyou👌
I actually love this verbina flowers , I actually love to grow if I found some seeds or little plants into the garden centre near my place of where I live .
I didn't know they had to be stratified, explains why I get so few germinating when sown. They are far easier to grow from cuttings though and take less time to grow mature.
Great Video! what month should the seeds be sown (taken out of the fridge?) And what month should the young plants be planted outside ? I watched your video on sowing foxglove seeds and Im happy to say mine are now germinating! Thanks for the great videos!
Hi Dee. I collected the seeds at the end of summer and put them in the refridgerator at the start of spring. Germinate the seeds indoors and then plant out in mid spring (April here in the UK). That gives them a whole season to get established. Great news about your Foxgloves! Thank you for your appreciation. Keep safe.
Thanks so much for the very to easy to follow directions video! Have you ever done cuttings instead of seeds? There are several hybrids and I would like to try and save the plant I have instead of it reverting back to it's original plant via seed saving. Thanks!
Thank you for this informative video! I'm glad I found your channel. I have one of the taller varieties of verbena started now indoors, they are 6 weeks old, and will go outside maybe in another month or so (Zone 6A). It is oink orange variety that will get tall - 36-72 inches! Can I pinch them back to get bushier plants? If so, at what stage should I do so.. Thank you!
Hi Susan. As they are young plants I would keep them in the greenhouse until spring. Mine are now well established and stay out winter after winter. Keep safe.
@@LearnHow2 hello yes young plants , that’s what I thought overwinter and pot up in spring when they are stronger thankyou for answering have a good day x
Thank you for your appreciation. I have some plants growing in shade and some in full sun - the ones in the full sun have done a lot better. Sorry but I dont have anything on lantana flowers. Keep safe.
Really great video, thank you!! I love these see through verbena too and I am going to be doing this next year. For you , do the individual plants come up year after year or do you have to plant new ones every year or often? What is your climate zone? I just subscribed.
Hi Smita. They come back year after year. I am in England ...winter temperatures average 0 to 5 degC but can get as low as -10, summer temp average 18 decC but can get as high as 35. Keep safe
Just throw the seeds around your property. You can chill them in the refrigerator for a while but I have hem coming up everywhere, sun and shade,wet or dry. I love them because the plant isn’t a big thug but the flowers are about 4 feet tall and very delicate. I live in TN zone 7a. They come up in the most surprising places.
@@nancywebb6549 Thank you! I just bought some seeds and grew seedlings this late in the season. I simply could not wait a whole year. I got some plants too and will save some seeds and throw them around as you have. Its a great idea!!
@@smitaghosh6133 They are very tough and seem to survive drought, snow, freezing, insects etc. The critters leave them alone and right now I have a bunch of Chickadees that visit every morning so don’t be in a hurry to remove the faded flowers. I cut them to the ground in winter. The bees and butterflies love them too. 7a
@@nancywebb6549 Hello again! I am also in zone 7A New York. Just wondering, do these plants come back for you in addition to self seeding so prolifically? Thy did not come back for me this past winter but I might have done something wrong.......
Great video!!! I didn't do cold stratification. I planted directly in peat moss. Its winter now in Australia and 26 days over since I sowed. Do you thing the seeds will germinate soon? Or its already wasted?
I have. Verbena that I will be saving seeds (thanks you) I Live in Zone 4 in the summer. And move to zone 10 in the winter. Can I use your refrigerator tricks within 2 weeks of saving the seeds so I grow them in Florida?
Hi Cheryl. I cannot be absolutely sure but I think that if the seeds experience a dormant period (in the refrigerator) then they should be good to grow after that. Please try it and let me know the results. Keep safe.
This is a thorough explanation of how to grow from your own seedlings. If I put the seeds in the refrigerator without compost, will it still do the same. I have a shoe box full of seedlings and it would be a lot of space for my refrigerator.
I've just put my seeds into the germinating medium (called potting soil in US). How long did the process take for you: seeds into soil >> planting outside? Thanks!
I have had problems with seedlings not germinating but l can see now it's because they weren't put in the 'fridge - would you do this with bought seeds? although it doesn't mention this on the seed packet. I have yet to have any Verbena b germinate but will try your method.
Hi Glenda. I have only ever grown from cuttings or seeds I have collected. I would think that seeds bought in a packet have already undergone the refrigeration process by the seed supplier. Good luck with your growing and keep safe.
I have always wondered about keeping a favorite foxglove going. They get what looks like babies around the mother stem. I would love to separate these babies from the mother to keep the special ones going. I don't believe they are seedlings, but it looks like offsets. They are a good size. So far they have died when I tried to separate and put them in their pot or cell.
Great informative video. Thank you for posting. I bought seeds and the instructions didn't mention putting in the fridge but instead for germination, to put plant them up on and put on heat mat at 30 deg celsius during the day and 16 degrees at night. So I've been trying to follow the instructions as closely as possible. Your method seems much easier so I'm going to try out your method next year. When you pull your seeds out of the refrigerator, are you growing them at 30 degrees celsius until they germinate? Are you fluctuating the night temperatures similar to the instructions I have?
Shop bought seeds should have already gone through the refrigeration process so wont need to be repeated. But seeds collected from plants need to be fooled into experiencing a cold 'winter' period before they will germinate. When I planted my seeds I kept my them at about 21 degC in the day falling to about 16 degC at night. Keep safe.
By compost do you mean soil or soil mix? I'm just asking because you used all compost to plant the seedlings in the small pots. I haven't seen any RU-vid video like that since they all use some kind of soil mix :)
