Description
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) Seed Packet
Locally Sourced from 8.1 Ecoregion
Original Provenance: Chautauqua County, New York
Candelabra shaped flower spikes of blue-violet attract a wide variety of native bees, beneficial wasps, small butterflies, skippers and moths. The seeds are favoured by many types of birds, including several Sparrow, Cardinals and Slate-Colored Junco.
Additional Names: Swamp Verbena, Blue Verbena, Simpler’s Joy
Packet Quantity: ≥50
Life Cycle: Perennial
Germination: Seeds germinate best after a 60 day period of cold moist stratification. Direct sow in late fall or artificially stratify in fridge. Seeds are small, surface sow.
Sun Exposure: Sun-Part
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium
Zone: 3-8
Height: 5’
Spacing: 1.5’-2’
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Color: Blue
Host: Verbena moth and Common buckeye butterfly.
Features: Pollinator favorite, Bird favorite, Clay, Rain garden, Septic Safe
*Please note – Lot number may differ from gallery image.*
