Verbena plant named ‘Shauna Ann’

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1999-05-26

2001-06-12

Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1628)

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ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of an interspecific Verbena hybrid and will be referred to hereafter by the cultivar name ‘Shauna Ann’, ‘Shauna Ann’ represents a new hardy Verbena, a perennial grown for landscape use.
The new cultivar was discovered by the inventor; in a garden in Laurel, Iowa in 1987. ‘Shauna Ann’ was selected from plants grown from seed collected from
Verbena canadensis
plants. It was chosen as unique for its combined qualities of foliage, habit, flower color and fragrance, and hardiness. Hardiness was a substantial selection factor as it survived and thrived under Zone 4 garden locations for ten years.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar, using cuttings, was first accomplished by the inventor at Swift Greenhouses in Gilman, Iowa in May of 1998. The characteristics of this cultivar have been determined to be stable and are reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and represent the characteristics of the new cultivar. These attributes in combination distinguish this cultivar from other commercial varieties.
1. ‘Shauna Ann’ is hardly in Zone 4
. Verbena canadensis
is short-lived in Zone 5 and there are no commercially grown Verbenas that are known to be hardy in Zone 4. Most are hardy to Zone 9.
2. ‘Shauna Ann’ has fragrant, lavender-pink flowers.
3. ‘Shauna Ann’ has a compact growth habit, reaching a height of 12 to 15 cm and a spread of 38 to 45 cm. Typically, Garden Verbena cultivars have spreads of 60 to 100 cm.
4. ‘Shauna Ann’ has more finely incised foliage than typical for
Verbena canadensis
and cultivars such as
Verbena canadensis
‘Homestead Purple’.

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