Common name: Blue Vervain
Scientific name: Verbena hastata
Category: Native Forb, Common Perennial
Sample mature size: 1 m tall; 3.5 ft tall
Sunlight: Full-sun
Water: Medium-wet, Average
Soil: Loam
Blooms: Violet in July, August
Natural habitats: Swamp-wetland, Woodland-shaded, Riverbanks-beaches, Roadsides-ravines
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π, Butterflies/skippers π¦, Host plant π
Points of interest: - Host plant to the Common Buckeye butterfly