Source: Donna Bos
Verbena urticifolia
White Vervain
Verveine à feuilles d'ortie
Obsolete Names
nettle-leaved vervain
verveine à feuille d'ortie
verveine blanche
Seeds available at table Shade
We currently accept seeds for this plant
Bloom colour: White
Bloom period: Jun - Sep
Max Height: 5.0 feet
Max Width: 2.0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light condition:
More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
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
More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
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:
Perennial
plants that will that come back year after year
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Does not spread uncontrollably
Self-seeding
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Does not spread uncontrollably
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
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Yes
Thrives in Ecozones
- Atlantic Maritime
- Boreal Plains
- Mixed Wood Plains
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Verbena urticifolia
- Crambodes talidiformis (Verbena)
- Endothenia hebesana (Verbena Bud)
Specialized Bees Supported by Verbena urticifolia
No bee data available for this plant.
Plants that grow in similar conditions, that bloom at the same time.
Complementary Plants
- Bromus pubescens
Hairy Woodland Brome
Brome pubescent - Eutrochium purpureum
Sweet 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 Sowing Label (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 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
- At least one cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.
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.