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Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
Verveine hastée

Obsolete Names

  • American blue vervain
  • simpler's-joy
  • swamp vervain
  • verveine scabre
No seeds available for this plant.

We are not accepting seeds for this plant at the moment.

Bloom colour: Blue Bloom period: July - September
Max Height: 5.0 feet
Max Width: 2.0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light condition:
Full sun More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Part shade More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Moisture medium Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan : Perennial
Gardener Experience:
plant germinate easy Easy to germinate
Landscape uses:
wetland garden Suitable for wetland garden
rain garden Suitable for rain gardens
shoreline_rehab Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Ecological Benefits:
Pollinator garden Supports pollinators
butterfly host Butterfly host
Tolerates:
limestone Tolerant Tolerates limestone conditions
transplantation Tolerant Tolerates transplantation

Plant Distribution

Native to Ottawa region: Yes

Distribution according to VASCAN

Distribution: Verbena hastata
Ephemeral Native Introduced Excluded Extirpated Doubtful Absent
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Thrives in Ecozones

  • Ecozone-Mixed Wood Plain
  • Ecozone-prairies
  • Ecozone-Montane Cordillera
  • Ecozone-Boreal Shield
  • Atlantic_Maritime
  • Ecozone-Prairies

Butterflies Supported by Verbena hastata

  • Endothenia hebesana (Verbena Bud)

Bees Supported by Verbena hastata

No bee data available for this plant.

Complementary Plants Plants that grow in similar conditions, that bloom at the same time.

  • No complementary plants found.

Sowing Information

  • Sowing depth: Surface sow
  • Sow before March
  • Stratification duration: 30 days
  • Self-seeding

Harvesting Information

  • 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 mean: Shake seed head in paper bag
  • Seed Viability Test: No test needed before donating
  • Packaging Measure: 1 rounded 1/32 teaspoon
  • Seed Storage: Air Dry in paper bag or open container, for a few days until crisp, shaking seeds to move them once in a while to prevent molding
  • On Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species