{"product_id":"verbena-officinalis-bampton-first-year-flowering-perennial","title":"Verbena officinalis Bampton | Common Vervain | First-Year-Flowering Perennial","description":"\u003ch1 data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"266\"\u003eVerbena officinalis Bampton | First-Year-Flowering Perennial\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"522\"\u003eVerbena officinalis ‘Bampton’ is one of the most distinctive and beloved verbena varieties in modern gardens. First discovered near the town of Bampton in Devon, this exceptional form is celebrated for its \u003cstrong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"521\"\u003eslender deep purple stems, airy, translucent flower clouds, and richly dark, ornamental foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"870\"\u003eFrom \u003cstrong data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"553\"\u003eJune through October\u003c\/strong\u003e, ‘Bampton’ produces a continuous haze of delicate blooms that attract \u003cstrong data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"661\"\u003ebutterflies, bumblebees, and bees\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it one of the finest pollinator plants for modern, naturalistic, and wild-style gardens. It is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"801\"\u003efirst-year-flowering perennial\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining fast growth with an exceptionally long decorative season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"1086\"\u003ePerfectly suited to \u003cstrong data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"982\"\u003eborders, designer plantings, containers, meadow-style compositions, and cut-flower use\u003c\/strong\u003e, ‘Bampton’ also self-sows easily, creating a natural, light, and effortlessly elegant garden structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1153\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1153\"\u003ePlant Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1209\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1175\"\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1197\"\u003eVerbena officinalis\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Bampton’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli 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Borders • Containers • Landscape plantings • Pollinator gardens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1505\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1474\"\u003eHabit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bushy, airy, branching stems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1596\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1529\"\u003eSpecial features:\u003c\/strong\u003e Loved by bees \u0026amp; butterflies, self-seeding, long flowering window\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1629\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1606\" data-end=\"1629\"\u003eWhy Grow ‘Bampton’?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1632\" data-end=\"1720\"\u003eDelicate \u003cstrong data-start=\"1641\" data-end=\"1663\"\u003elilac-pink flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1667\" data-end=\"1687\"\u003edark, wiry stems\u003c\/strong\u003e for a striking textural 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