Hoary Vervain (Verbenia stricta) Plugs
Hoary Vervain (Verbenia stricta) is an attractive perennial wildflower that forms a vertical clump adorned with beautiful lavender-purple flowering spires. The small flowers, which have five petals, bloom sequentially from the bottom up during July, August, and September. While the blooms are not fragrant, the leaves emit a floral scent. The plant typically blooms in its second year after planting.
Hoary Vervain is a valuable source of pollen and nectar for various pollinators, including butterflies, hummingbirds, native bees, and moths. and is native to a large region in the central United States, where it grows naturally in prairies, glades, and fields.
This wildflower is a host plant for the specialist bee species Calliopsis nebraskensis. It is also a larval host for several moths, including the Verbena Moth (Crambodes talidiformis), the Fine-Lined Sallow Moth.
Hoary Vervain thrives in full sun, reaching a mature height of up to 4 feet with a spread of 18 inches. The plant can tolerate sandy, poor soils that range from dry to moist and drought tolerant.
The leaves are opposite, oval, pointed at the tip, and coarsely toothed. The foliage stems, and flowers of the hoary vervain are hairy, which is why they are sometimes referred to as Woolly Verbena. The leaves are gray-green, while the stems are green to reddish and square.
Hoary Vervain (Verbenia stricta) is an attractive perennial wildflower that forms a vertical clump adorned with beautiful lavender-purple flowering spires. The small flowers, which have five petals, bloom sequentially from the bottom up during July, August, and September. While the blooms are not fragrant, the leaves emit a floral scent. The plant typically blooms in its second year after planting.
Hoary Vervain is a valuable source of pollen and nectar for various pollinators, including butterflies, hummingbirds, native bees, and moths. and is native to a large region in the central United States, where it grows naturally in prairies, glades, and fields.
This wildflower is a host plant for the specialist bee species Calliopsis nebraskensis. It is also a larval host for several moths, including the Verbena Moth (Crambodes talidiformis), the Fine-Lined Sallow Moth.
Hoary Vervain thrives in full sun, reaching a mature height of up to 4 feet with a spread of 18 inches. The plant can tolerate sandy, poor soils that range from dry to moist and drought tolerant.
The leaves are opposite, oval, pointed at the tip, and coarsely toothed. The foliage stems, and flowers of the hoary vervain are hairy, which is why they are sometimes referred to as Woolly Verbena. The leaves are gray-green, while the stems are green to reddish and square.
Hoary Vervain (Verbenia stricta) is an attractive perennial wildflower that forms a vertical clump adorned with beautiful lavender-purple flowering spires. The small flowers, which have five petals, bloom sequentially from the bottom up during July, August, and September. While the blooms are not fragrant, the leaves emit a floral scent. The plant typically blooms in its second year after planting.
Hoary Vervain is a valuable source of pollen and nectar for various pollinators, including butterflies, hummingbirds, native bees, and moths. and is native to a large region in the central United States, where it grows naturally in prairies, glades, and fields.
This wildflower is a host plant for the specialist bee species Calliopsis nebraskensis. It is also a larval host for several moths, including the Verbena Moth (Crambodes talidiformis), the Fine-Lined Sallow Moth.
Hoary Vervain thrives in full sun, reaching a mature height of up to 4 feet with a spread of 18 inches. The plant can tolerate sandy, poor soils that range from dry to moist and drought tolerant.
The leaves are opposite, oval, pointed at the tip, and coarsely toothed. The foliage stems, and flowers of the hoary vervain are hairy, which is why they are sometimes referred to as Woolly Verbena. The leaves are gray-green, while the stems are green to reddish and square.
Hoary vervain in my garden.