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Blue Vervain

NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)

  • Herbaceous perennial; 2-5’ tall

  • Bluish-purple flowers bloom in progression from bottom to top of flower spikes; blooms late summer to early autumn

  • Attracts pollinators such as skippers, moths, cuckoo bees, halictid bees, and Calliopsis nebraskensis, the Verbena Bee, a specialist miner bee which only collects pollen from Verbena species; also attracts beneficial predatory insects such as the thread-waisted wasps and soldier beetles

  • Host plant to the Verbena Moth and Common Buckeye

  • Sparrows, cardinals and juncos eat the seeds in fall/winter

  • Thrives in moist conditions, making it a great species for rain gardens

  • Spreads via seed dispersal and rhizomes; does not tend to spread aggressively, especially in meadow settings

Size:

Blue Vervain

NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)

  • Herbaceous perennial; 2-5’ tall

  • Bluish-purple flowers bloom in progression from bottom to top of flower spikes; blooms late summer to early autumn

  • Attracts pollinators such as skippers, moths, cuckoo bees, halictid bees, and Calliopsis nebraskensis, the Verbena Bee, a specialist miner bee which only collects pollen from Verbena species; also attracts beneficial predatory insects such as the thread-waisted wasps and soldier beetles

  • Host plant to the Verbena Moth and Common Buckeye

  • Sparrows, cardinals and juncos eat the seeds in fall/winter

  • Thrives in moist conditions, making it a great species for rain gardens

  • Spreads via seed dispersal and rhizomes; does not tend to spread aggressively, especially in meadow settings

Details

  • Blue, Purple

  • Late summer to early fall

  • 2-5’

  • Medium, Wet

  • Full, Partial

  • Verbena Moth
    Common Buckeye

  • FACW - usually occurs in wetlands, but can occur in non-wetlands

  • 30 days of cold stratification; requires light for germination