
Hoary Vervain
- Botanical Name
- Verbena stricta
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 2 to 4 feet
- Width
- 18 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Summer: lavender, densely packed spikes that bloom from the bottom to the top, only a few at a time
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Dry to medium, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Does well in sandy soils
- Very drought resistant
- Can naturalize to form colonies
- Seeds are prized by many small mamals and birds
- Larval host to the Common Buckeye butterfly
- Attracts native bees
Categories
Upcoming Live Events
& Webinars
Sept. 23, 2023
Fall Festival
at Ebert's Greenhouse Village
Ixonia, IL
WATCH ON-DEMAND WEBINARS
Learn More