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Purple top

Verbena bonariensis

Purple top floats its violet flowers on tall, wiry stems that seem to take no space at all. It weaves through other plants with casual elegance, a see-through veil of colour.

Light

Full Sun

Water

Average

Height

Tall

Foliage

Deciduous

Border

Middle

Back

Container

Thriller

How to Use

Plant in groups among lower plants for a layered effect. Self-seeds generously to create naturalistic drifts.

Pairs Well With

Globe thistle

Purple and blue globes for pollinator gardens

Golden oats

Transparent prairie grasses catching autumn light

Mexican Feather Grass

Airy grasses with see-through verbena

Michaelmas daisy

Late-season pollinator magnets in naturalistic borders

Teasel

Wildlife-friendly duo with architectural seedheads