Melinda Myers

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