I planted Vanity verbena from seed, and I treated it like I do most warm season annual seeds. I lined the bottom of a clamshell container with two layers of moist paper towel, "sowed" the seed on it, and put it in the cabinet above my freezer, where it stays warm. Most of the seeds sprouted in 5 to 8 days. I planted the sprouted seeds in cell packs and grew them on until they were large enough to plant in the ground. They were very easy to grow, but they grew a lot taller than the Vanity variety's advertised height of about 30 inches. The flowers were prolific and beautiful, but the plants grew to about 4 feet tall, which was disappointing. Maybe the seed I bought was mislabeled, I don't know.

Thank you for this. It actually answers a question I've had for years, and that's why certain of my wildflowers never grow. I usually buy a mixed bag and sew it around our yard in spring, but I have a feeling now that certain of those seeds I never see grow need this cold stratification. I may try this with my wildflower mix this year and see how it goes!

Marc in El Paso....welcome back guys! really missed you guys and the Saturday morning gig.😢

To save space I usually use damp wash cloth in a ziploc bag and stratify them in the fridge too! Havent tried sowing directly into soil before… although I achieved 100% germination success with ziploc method of Asclepias tuberosa

Great information! Good video as always.

Great tips! 👊🏻💥👊🏻

Ihr verdient mehr Abonnenten, Grüße aus Hamburg

Good advice guys ! Thank you. 😊

Thank you

I like your videos specially because there are not that many channels from PNW. I was just watching your aster video and you mentioned you will grow goldenrod. Did you do a video on it? How to plant, etc.?

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Can I saw the verbena seeds , straight to the ground or do I need to start them in pots . I don’t know what would be best , first time trying to grow them . Following from Ohio zone 6b

How did you aquire AAS seeds are you part of the seed trials ?