COMMON NAME: Swamp Verbena
Attracts butterflies
Native
Songbirds like Cardinals, Sparrows and Juncos eat the seed
Host plant for the Common Buckeye butterfly
A beautiful addition to a rain garden
Looks terrific grown at the pond edge between sedge and rushes
Flowers for nearly 3 months
Category:Perennial
Breeder:American Beauties Native Plants
Hardiness Zone:3-9
Height:2-5 ft
Spread:1-3 ft
Bloom Color:Purple Shades
Tall, slender stems hold up 5 to 6 inch spikes of the most beautiful, lavender blue, flowers that bloom for several months! Some say the flower spikes are reminiscent of candelabras. The flowers attract butterflies and it is a host plant for the Common Buckeye butterfly. Don’t cut them back before spring because Cardinals, Sparrows and Juncos enjoy eating the seed. This is an easy perennial to grow in bright sun with moist soil. It looks especially nice in rain gardens or along a ponds edge. Amazingly, blue vervain is native to every state in the U.S.
Verbena hastata
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COMMON NAME: Swamp Verbena
Attracts butterflies
Native
Songbirds like Cardinals, Sparrows and Juncos eat the seed
Host plant for the Common Buckeye butterfly
A beautiful addition to a rain garden
Looks terrific grown at the pond edge between sedge and rushes
Flowers for nearly 3 months
POT SIZE: 1
Description
Category:Perennial
Breeder:American Beauties Native Plants
Hardiness Zone:3-9
Height:2-5 ft
Spread:1-3 ft
Bloom Color:Purple Shades
Tall, slender stems hold up 5 to 6 inch spikes of the most beautiful, lavender blue, flowers that bloom for several months! Some say the flower spikes are reminiscent of candelabras. The flowers attract butterflies and it is a host plant for the Common Buckeye butterfly. Don’t cut them back before spring because Cardinals, Sparrows and Juncos enjoy eating the seed. This is an easy perennial to grow in bright sun with moist soil. It looks especially nice in rain gardens or along a ponds edge. Amazingly, blue vervain is native to every state in the U.S.