Quantities: Individual Quart Sized Potted Plants and 38-Cell Plug Single Species Flats
A stately wetland perennial, Blue Vervain sends up slender spikes of vivid violet-blue flowers that bloom progressively upward through midsummer. Its elegant, vertical form brings structure and serenity to rain gardens and moist meadows.
Preferring full sun and damp soils, it thrives in ditches, stream edges, and other moist habitats, though it tolerates brief dry spells. Its blooms are essential nectar sources for butterflies and native bees.
Identification / Key Features: Tall spikes of small purple-blue flowers; opposite, lance-shaped leaves; erect, branching habit.
Bloom Time: July-September
Mature Height / Size: 3–6 feet.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Light / Soil / Site Preferences: Full sun; moist to wet soils.
Wildlife Value / Ecological Role: Nectar plant for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds; seeds eaten by birds.
Uses / Economic / Cultural: Beautiful in rain gardens; valued for medicinal and pollinator benefits.
Quantities: Individual Quart Sized Potted Plants and 38-Cell Plug Single Species Flats
A stately wetland perennial, Blue Vervain sends up slender spikes of vivid violet-blue flowers that bloom progressively upward through midsummer. Its elegant, vertical form brings structure and serenity to rain gardens and moist meadows.
Preferring full sun and damp soils, it thrives in ditches, stream edges, and other moist habitats, though it tolerates brief dry spells. Its blooms are essential nectar sources for butterflies and native bees.
Identification / Key Features: Tall spikes of small purple-blue flowers; opposite, lance-shaped leaves; erect, branching habit.
Bloom Time: July-September
Mature Height / Size: 3–6 feet.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Light / Soil / Site Preferences: Full sun; moist to wet soils.
Wildlife Value / Ecological Role: Nectar plant for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds; seeds eaten by birds.
Uses / Economic / Cultural: Beautiful in rain gardens; valued for medicinal and pollinator benefits.
