Prostrate Vervain
Verbena bracteata
Prostrate vervain is a tough, ground-hugging pioneer that threads small blue-purple flowers across hot, disturbed, and compacted ground. Modest but a reliable long-season nectar source for small bees.
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0–1 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- purple, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY