Plant Profile

Blue Vervain - (Verbena Hastata) is a native wildflower that spreads slowly through rhizomes and self-seeding. It can grow in disturbed sites and is commonly found in moist meadows, thickets, pastures, riversides, marshes, ditches, and river-bottom prairies. 

The plant forms clumps of stiff upright stems with lanced-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. Blooms open bottom to top with only a few open at one time in mid to late summer.

Plant in full sun to partial shade in medium to wet soils. By pinching the tops early in the season, you can encourage branching and a bushier growth habit. Blue Vervain is a  great plant for moist sites such as around ponds, bogs or water/rain gardens, but will still work in home landscapes of average moisture.