Verbena hastata
(blue vervain)
(blue vervain)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: Mariann Watkins, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Cente
Height: 12 – 24 inches
Spread: 30 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
spreads slowly by rhizomes and self-seeding; attracts butterflies
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet or Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
mounded and upright; slowly forms colonies
Foliage
sharply toothed green leaves up to 6 inches long
Flowers
purplish-blue small flowers on slender spikes; July-September