Currently unavailable online
8 for £12

Verbena Showboat Midnight


£1.69
Privilege Price ?
Add Privilege Club membership at checkout for just £12 and enjoy Privilege Club prices and benefits today and for a whole year. X
£1.52
Currently unavailable online
Get notified by email when this product is back in stock on the website.
Please be aware our starter plants have a minimum purchase quantity of 6.
You may mix and match between starter plant varieties, however all orders consisting of fewer than 6 items will unfortunately not be processed.

Showboat is a sensational new range of trailing summer bedding verbenas, whose mounding, arching habit and large flower heads make an instant impact cascading over the edges of pots, containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. They’re also great ground cover plants for beds and borders. Midnight produces large heads of velvety, dark-purple flowers throughout summer and autumn until the first frosts. A tender perennial summer bedding plant.

On arrival
Open the box fully, carefully lift out the plants in their tray and water the compost if it seems dry. These plug plants should be potted up individually into 7.5-10cm (3-4in) pots of good potting compost first, watered in, grown on and then planted outside when the roots start to fill the pots. As they are cold sensitive, they can be planted outside once the last spring frosts have finished, usually around the end of May to the beginning of June – depending on where you live. Until then, keep the plants inside in a cool, but frost-free (ideally around 10-14C/50-57F) place, in good overall light but out of hot, direct sunlight. Allow the compost to slightly dry out before thoroughly watering them again. Before planting outside, they need hardening off by gradually acclimatising the plants to outdoor conditions for about a week by putting them outside during the day but bringing them back indoors in the evening for a few days, then leave out all night but covered with horticultural fleece when cold temperatures are forecast.

Planting out
Water the compost thoroughly immediately before planting out.
In containers, plant far enough apart to create a full looking displays from the start. Make sure to use a good quality multi-purpose or container compost, and water in thoroughly. To help them establish extra quickly, water them in with a dilute plant food.In beds and borders, depending on final size of the plants used, plant around 15-30cm (6-12in) apart. They will grow best in well-drained soil that doesn’t dry out. Dig the planting hole and sprinkle some compost in the bottom. Place the plant in the planting hole, adding a bit more compost if needed, so that the top of the rootball is at the same level as the soil, and add more compost around the sides of the plant. Gently firm in with your fingers or the end of a trowel or hand fork and water in thoroughly, using a dilute plant food if possible.

Growing on
Water thoroughly whenever necessary to prevent the compost or soil drying out. Plants in containers will need watering more regularly than those growing in beds and borders; drought tolerant plants, such as geraniums (pelargoniums), osteospermums and gazanias, need watering less frequently. Feed plants regularly with a high potash, liquid plant food, as recommended on the container. This really helps produce stronger, healthier plants with lots more flowers.Remove yellowing and dead leaves and deadhead wherever possible to remove fading and finished flowers plus any developing seed heads, seed pods or fruit. This keeps plants tidy, healthy and helps to encourage lots more flowers.

Product code
00684614

Delivery for this item is £5.99 and has an estimated delivery time of 1 to 3 working days.
Free delivery on orders over £75 (excluding furniture, barbecues, greenhouses, heavy garden materials and other larger items).

Please note, plants are not dispatched on a Friday to avoid them sitting in depots during the weekend. All plants are dispatched using specialised plant boxes to ensure optimum travel.

We deliver to the majority of addresses in England, Wales and Scotland. Unfortunately, there are some areas that we are unable to deliver to including Northern Ireland, The Isle of Man, The Isle of Wight, Scottish Isles and The Channel Isles. Click to view a list of postcode areas that we cannot offer delivery to.

Returns : We want you to be confident about every order you place with us so you are able to return all* products to us if you are unhappy for any reason. Just ensure the product is unused and return with proof of purchase in its original packaging within 30 days of purchase.

* Charges may apply for items that are collected by Notcutts.

Flowering season: Summer, Autumn
Facing position: Any position
How much sun: Full sun, Partial shade
Eventual height: 10cm - 30cm
Flower colour: Purple
Leaf colour: Green
Plant Type: Bedding plant

Features

Next day delivery
On orders placed by 2pm Mon-Thurs

Please note: orders placed after Thurs 2pm will be despatched on Monday