Blue Vervain - Verbena hastata

Phonetic: ver-BEE-nuh hass-TAH-tuh Blue Vervain is a highly valuable pollinator plant due to it's impressively long bloom season and nectar production. It is an important food source for bees and butterflies and it's seeds are a favorite of many birds! It is also a host plant for the specialist verbena bee and the larval host of the verbena moth and common buckeye butterfly. It's towering blue-purple spikes add interest to any planting, but are a particular favorite in meadow plantings and rain gardens. Native Region: BONAP Map BONAP Map Key Color Guide: Map Color Key Sun Exposure:  Full Sun to Partial Shade Flower Color:  Blue Bloom Time:  June, July, August, September, October Soil Type:  Wet- Medium Mature Plant Size:  2-5'H, 1-1.5'W Plant Spacing:  1' Host Plant: Verbena bee, verbena moth, common buckeye butterfly Attracts:  Bees, Birds, Butterflies Landscape Uses:  Butterfly garden, cottage gardens, perennial borders, pond and stream edges, wet meadows Companion Plants:  Bones