Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain sends up candelabra spikes of violet-blue flowers over moist meadows and stream edges, blooming for months and feeding many bees and butterflies. A vertical accent for rain gardens; seeds feed birds.
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- purple, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV