Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata
Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata, close up of purple-blue flowers
Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata with sweet oxeye
Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata, growing in garden
Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata with Pale Purple Coneflower and Asclepias incarnata
Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata
Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata, close up of purple-blue flowers
Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata with sweet oxeye
Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata, growing in garden
Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata with Pale Purple Coneflower and Asclepias incarnata
Blue Vervain
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Overview
Blue Vervain forms impressive spikes of tiny blue-violet flowers that rise above neighboring plants. This easy-to-grow perennial wildflower adds a lovely vertical accent without overpowering. With an extended bloom time, this native flower is an important food source for birds and pollinators when many summer flowers have passed. Blue Vervain also tolerates wet soil, for a beautiful addition to rain gardens.(Verbena)
key features
Botanical Name
Verbena hastata
Advantages
Native, Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Low Maintenance, Long Bloom Time, Naturalizes
Growing Zones
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8
Light Requirements
Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
Soil Moisture
Average, Moist / Wet
Mature Height
24-48" tall
Mature Spread
12-30" wide
Bloom Time
Mid summer to early fall
SKU
AM018938
Description
(24-48" tall x 12-30" wide) Although It typically grows to 4' tall, Blue Vervain can tower up to 6' tall in optimal conditions. With tiny purple-blue flowers arranged on tall spikes, Blue Vervain attracts a wide range of bees, birds, butterflies, and other pollinators. Native to all of the US and most of Canada, Blue Vervain is an important nectar source during its mid-summer to early fall bloom time. Cardinals, sparrows, other birds will eat the seeds. The caterpillars of the Verbena Moth feed on the leaves, and this plant is the larval host plant for the Common Buckeye Butterfly. Plant in full sun to part shade and average to moist soils, and it will spread and naturalize through rhizomes. Because it tolerates wet sites better than most plants, Blue Vervain is an ideal choice for rain gardens, and is an excellent alternative to invasive plants such as Purple Loosestrife. If you need a large, dramatic accent for a flower arrangement, a few Vervain candelabras will do the trick! Pinching the tops of plants will encourage branching and a bushier habit. Also called American Blue Vervain and Swamp Vervain. Adaptable, easy to grow, and hardy in zones 3 to 8.
