Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
The plant forms clumps of stiff upright stems with lance-shaped leaves with toothed margins. The purple flowers occur in a candelabra-shaped panicle and are a high-value nectar plant with a long bloom season. They spread slowly through rhizomes and self-seeding and can grow in disturbed sites. The dark blue-violet flowers work well in mixed plantings with yellow and gold perennials. Use this plant in moist sites such as around ponds, bogs, or water and rain gardens. Northeastern U.S. Native and native to Rockland.
Height: 24 - 36”
Spread: 1- 2’
Pot size: 4 qt.
Bloom time: July, August, September
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Moist, Wet
Attracts: Birds, bees and other pollinators
Deer Resistance: Moderate
Companion Plants: Sneezeweed, purple coneflower, goldenrod, cardinal flower
Photo: Glover Perennials
Verbena hastata
The plant forms clumps of stiff upright stems with lance-shaped leaves with toothed margins. The purple flowers occur in a candelabra-shaped panicle and are a high-value nectar plant with a long bloom season. They spread slowly through rhizomes and self-seeding and can grow in disturbed sites. The dark blue-violet flowers work well in mixed plantings with yellow and gold perennials. Use this plant in moist sites such as around ponds, bogs, or water and rain gardens. Northeastern U.S. Native and native to Rockland.
Height: 24 - 36”
Spread: 1- 2’
Pot size: 4 qt.
Bloom time: July, August, September
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Moist, Wet
Attracts: Birds, bees and other pollinators
Deer Resistance: Moderate
Companion Plants: Sneezeweed, purple coneflower, goldenrod, cardinal flower
Photo: Glover Perennials
Verbena hastata
The plant forms clumps of stiff upright stems with lance-shaped leaves with toothed margins. The purple flowers occur in a candelabra-shaped panicle and are a high-value nectar plant with a long bloom season. They spread slowly through rhizomes and self-seeding and can grow in disturbed sites. The dark blue-violet flowers work well in mixed plantings with yellow and gold perennials. Use this plant in moist sites such as around ponds, bogs, or water and rain gardens. Northeastern U.S. Native and native to Rockland.
Height: 24 - 36”
Spread: 1- 2’
Pot size: 4 qt.
Bloom time: July, August, September
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Moist, Wet
Attracts: Birds, bees and other pollinators
Deer Resistance: Moderate
Companion Plants: Sneezeweed, purple coneflower, goldenrod, cardinal flower
Photo: Glover Perennials