How to prune garden verbena

Deadhead continuously; shear back in midsummer when plants become leggy. Snap or snip faded flower clusters back to the next leaf. For the mid-season cut-back, use shears to reduce the plant by half overall, cutting just above a leaf node to promote branching.

Regular deadheading; one or two hard cut-backs per growing season. Garden verbena flowers abundantly but quickly becomes leggy without attention. Deadhead spent flower clusters regularly to keep blooms coming. When stems get straggly — usually midsummer — cut the whole plant back by one-half. This reset, combined with feeding and watering, typically produces a vigorous second flush within three to four weeks.

Snap or snip faded flower clusters back to the next leaf. For the mid-season cut-back, use shears to reduce the plant by half overall, cutting just above a leaf node to promote branching.