Description
Scientific name: Verbena hastata
Range: Keweenaw native
Light: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Soil: Loam
Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium
Benefits: Pollinators, Deer Resistant
Height: 2′ to 5′
Blooms: Jul, Aug, Sep
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Color: Blue, Purple-blue
Spacing: 18″ to 24″
Root: Rhizome
Blue Vervain, also known as Blue Verbena, settles right in to most Keweenaw gardens. It’s tiny flowers atop a single strong stem are an intense violet blue and are often bedecked with pollinators. It will reseed, lending its deep blue accents to other plants throughout the garden. But don’t worry; it’s easy to pull, though the bees will thank you for letting it be.
