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Verbena urticifolia
White vervain
Verveine à feuilles d'ortie

Obsolete Names

  • nettle-leaved vervain
  • verveine à feuille d'ortie
  • verveine blanche
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Bloom colour: White Bloom period: June - 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
Full shade Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Moisture medium Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan : Perennial
Gardener Experience:
beginner friendly Suitable for beginner gardeners
does not spread Does not spread uncontrollably
Landscape uses:
shoreline_rehab Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
container suitable Suitable for container garden
woodland garden Suitable for woodland gardens
Ecological Benefits:
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 urticifolia
Ephemeral Native Introduced Excluded Extirpated Doubtful Absent
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Thrives in Ecozones

  • Atlantic Maritime
  • Ecozone-Mixed Wood Plain
  • Atlantic_Maritime

Butterflies Supported by Verbena urticifolia

  • Endothenia hebesana (Verbena Bud)

Bees Supported by Verbena urticifolia

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 February
  • Stratification duration: 60 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