4605 Olive Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108

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Verbena hastata

Blue Vervain

Deep bluish-purple flower spikes. Lanceolate to ovate, coarsely double toothed foliage.

Growing & Maintenance Tips
Medium-wet soils in full sun to partial shade. Wet places, streamsides, sloughs, lakes, waste places. Important biennial for native wetlands.

Interesting Information
Verbena, the classical Latin name of vervain; hastata, Latin, "spear-shaped".

Plant Type Perennial		Bloom Color Deep Purple		Foliage Color Rough Green
Height 3-4 Feet		Spread 20-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone 4-8		Patented No

Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass )	Liatris spicata (Marsh Blazingstar )
Tradescantia ohiensis (Spiderwort )

Characteristics & Attributes

Bloom Color • Purple	Landscape Interest • Butterfly	Exposure • Sun-Part Shade	Soil Moisture Preference • Med-Wet
Missouri Native • Missouri Native	Season of Interest (Flowering) • June • July • August	Attributes • Rock Garden • Drought Tolerant