You might not expect verbena to be so compact but this variety verbena bonariensis 39lollipop39has the same tight clusters of floating purple flowers but has shorter stems that reach only half the usualheight the plants have an open habitthat gives a light and airy feeland the pretty little blooms attract butterflies from june to september this fabulous hardy dwarf verbena is the perfect sizefor patio pots and the front of borders where it will create an attractive diffused effect