Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
A wonderful wet-meadow plant with blue to purple flowers occurring in a candelabra-shaped panicle. It often grows in colonies and creates a lovely display when planted amongst tall native grasses and wildflowers.
BLOOM TIME
- July
- August
SUNLIGHT
- Full Sun
- Partial Shade
SOIL TYPE
- Moist
- Wet
- Texture (Sand)
- Texture (Loam)
- Texture (Clay)
- pH Alkaline >8.0
HEIGHT
3-6'
CATERPILLAR SPECIES HOSTED
10-100
WILDLIFE BENEFITED
Pollinators, Birds, Mammals
Artist: Claire Luce Baldwin
Photo Credit: Maine Audubon