Inconnu - Inadequate information on toxicity found.
Plant Names
Verbena urticifolia
White Vervain
Verveine à feuilles d'ortie
Synonyms
nettle-leaved vervain
verveine à feuille d'ortie
verveine blanche
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Blanc
Bloom Period: Jun - Sep
Hauteur max: 5,0 feet
Max Width: 2,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Self-seeding
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for woodland gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for woodland gardens
Ecological Benefits:
Supports pollinators
Butterfly host
Supports pollinators
Butterfly host
Tolerates:
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant is a GRASP candidate
This plant causes skin rashes
This plant is a GRASP candidate
This plant causes skin rashes
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
White Vervain has upright stems and opposite, toothed leaves. From mid to late summer, it produces numerous slender spikes of small white flowers, creating an airy, delicate appearance. It is a good choice for a naturalized garden, woodland edge, meadow or the back of a native perennial border. Its branching habit gives it a light, airy appearance despite its height. It is vigorous.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Plaines boréales
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Verbena urticifolia
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Crambodes talidiformis
Verbena -
Endothenia hebesana
Verbena Bud
Specialized Bees Supported by Verbena urticifolia
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- Bromus pubescens
Hairy Woodland Brome
Brome pubescent - Eutrochium purpureum
Purple Joe Pye Weed
Eupatoire pourpre - Nabalus altissimus
Tall Rattlesnakeroot
Prenanthe élevée - Scrophularia lanceolata
Lance-leaved Figwort
Scrofulaire lancéolée - Verbesina alternifolia
Wingstem
Verbésine à feuilles alternes
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Sorbaria sorbifolia (False spirea)
- Aruncus dioicus (Goat's Beard)
- Lamium (Dead nettle)
- Astilbe (Astilbe)
- Lavandula (Lavender)
- Hesperis matronalis (Dame Rocket)
- Liatris (Blazing Star Cultivar)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: August
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown, seeds are dark, and crisp, and little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
- Harvesting:
- Secouer le porte-graines dans un sac de papier
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- Harvesting video: Watch here
Toxicity Notes
Inadequate information on toxicity found.
GRASP Candidate
Overlooked or difficult to grow plants (eg ghost plants, shrubs, trees, complicated germination etc); sapling sitters, seed sitters, skilled germination, growers with right conditions- aiming for local stock; these plants may not be extinct, but overlooked OR support habitat OR support a vulnerable animal/insect.