Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain)
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The small, tubular, blue-violet flowers of Blue Vervain bloom from the bottom up in July's heat.  The numerous crowning spikes of blossoms give a candelabra-like appearance to this graceful, widely-distributed plant.

As the alternative name Swamp Verbena suggests, this Vervain likes wet, even soggy, conditions but also will  grow in medium soils.  Full sun to partial sun are its preferred sun conditions.

Pink Vervain is a natural variation of Blue Vervain.

Seeds / Packet
: 750
Seeds / Ounce: 93,000

Dormant bare root plants ship each year during optimal transplanting seasons: Spring (April - May) and Fall (October).
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Catalog Number VER02F
Scientific Name Verbena hastata
Common Name Blue Vervain
Germination Code C(30) and D
Seeds / Packet 750
Seeds / Ounce 93,000
Wetland Code FACW+
Sun Exposure Prairie , Savanna
Soil Moisture Wet , Wet Mesic , Mesic
Height 5 feet
Bloom Color Blue , Purple
Bloom Time July , August , September
Plant Type Forbs (Wildflowers)
Availability Seeds , Bare Root Plants
Price:
Seeds
Quantity: Pricing: Order:
Packet $2.00
1/4 oz. $3.00
1/2 oz. $3.90
1 oz. $6.00
1 lb. $90.00
Bare Root Plants
Quantity: Pricing: # of Plants:
1 - 2 $6.00
3 - 11 $6.00
 
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Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain)
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Present in state Present in county, native to state Present in county, not native to state  
Not present in state Present historically, now extirpated    
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Companion Plants and Products

Verbena hastata rosea (Pink Vervain) See details
Verbena hastata rosea (Pink Vervain)
Seeds
Quantity: Pricing:
Packet $2.00
1/4 oz. $3.20
1/2 oz. $5.20
1 oz. $8.00
Verbena hastata rosea (Pink Vervain) is a natural variation of Blue Vervain.  It seems to not tolerate very wet soils as the Blue Vervain does.

Chelone glabra (Turtlehead) See details
Chelone glabra (Turtlehead)
Seeds
Quantity: Pricing:
Packet $2.00
1/8 oz. $11.25
1/4 oz. $17.50
1/2 oz. $30.00
1 oz. $50.00
1 lb. $750.00
Bare Root Plants
Quantity: Pricing:
1 - 2 $7.00
3 - 11 $6.00
12 - 35 $4.20
36 - 99 $4.20
Chelone glabra is an important host plant providing larval food for the lovely orange and brown Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly. Its nectar also attracts other butterflies and bumblebees.

Pedicularis lanceolata (Marsh Betony) See details
Pedicularis lanceolata (Marsh Betony)
Seeds
Quantity: Pricing:
Packet $2.00
1/4 oz. $3.20
1/2 oz. $5.20
1 oz. $8.00
1 lb. $120.00
Marsh Betony is similar to Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis) in appearance but prefers a location that has more moisture, is taller than Wood Betony, and blooms late summer and fall. It is also referred to as Swamp Lousewort or Fen Betony.

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