Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)

The clusters of small blue flowers demand your gaze.  Mix these tall slender plants with other tall plants.

 

Uses:  Rain gardens, hummingbirds, butterflies

Bloom time:  June - September

 

Height:  36 to 60 inches

Space:  24 to 36 inches

 

Sun:  Full sun to medium shade

Moisture:  Average to moist

Seed:  Harvest in September/October. Sow by February or allow for 4 to 6 weeks of stratification.

• 100,000 seeds per ounce
• 1 ounce per 2,500 square feet
• 1 pound per acre