Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)

Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)

Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata), otherwise called The American Vervain, and Swamp Verbena, is a beatiful flowering plant in the vervain family, Verbenaceae.

Blue Vervain is a striking perennial herbaceous plant that has opposite, simple leaves which have double-serrate margins, borne on stiffly erect, branching square spires. It’s numerous ascending purple flowers appear to climb throughout the summer, with the summer being over just as the last flower blooms on the spires tip.

This is a common plant that occurs across North America. It is hardy and drought resistant. Blue Vervain is a larval host to the stunning, Common Buckeye Butterfly.

Plant Details

USDA Zones: 3-9

Germination Needs: 30 Day Cold Stratification

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial

Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium

Plant Spacing: 1½-2 feet

Height: 3-5 feet

Bloom Time: July, August, September

Bloom Color: Blue

Advantages

Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles

Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perchs.

Deer Resistant: Yes

Excellentin the home landscape!

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