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Verbena bonariensisVerbena bonariensis flowers on tall, wiry stems and can be planted with a variety of different perennials, including grasses. It has a long flowering season, making it an ideal plant for low-maintenance gardens and herbaceous

Will our love affair with Verbena bonariensis ever wane? This fabulous flower looks as good growing individually among low border plants as it does planted en masse. The open, airy quality of the stems only adds to the appeal. Wildlife loves V

too many.Forget-me-notsLeave Stipa tenuissima to its own devices for abundant feathery panicles in summer.Stipa tenuissimaVerbena sprinkles seed liberally in autumn, and produces airy stems from midsummer that won't crowd or smother other plants.Verbena

and carex for an autumn pot displayEnjoy the long flowering season of Verbena bonariensisTrain a late-flowering clematis up a wallEncourage wildlife to visit your garden by growing flowers for year-round colour

poll, Kevin said he "wouldn't garden without" Verbena bonariensis, Anne and Vic declared a soft spot for peonies, Daniel can't decide between Parrotia persica and Crambe maritima, David currently loves Hedychium 'Stephen', Ross currently loves

attractive to butterflies and moths. If left to seed, it will naturalise all over the garden.Verbena bonariensisThis climbing evergreen provides a supply of nectar and pollen until late November. Holly blue caterpillars also feed on its leaves, while many

've visited. It has sculpted meadows, native wildflowers (including Verbena bonariensis) and a plethora of fruit and nut trees, dominating the landscape. Except for the beautifully kept English rose garden and vegetable patch, the garden is almost entirely

-flowered), delphinium, eryngium, fuchsia, globe thistle (Echinops), heather, ivy, lavender, penstemon, scabious, sedum, Verbena bonariensis.Late-summer flowersFor more on garden insectsLearn how to identify bumblebees in your gardenFind out more about bumblebees