Blue Vervain
Scientific Name:Verbena hastata
Common Name Synonyms: Swamp Verbena


NOTES: Small tubular flowers bloom from the bottom up on candelabra-like spikes.

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Blue Vervain
Genus species: Verbena hastata
Common Names: Blue Vervain
Swamp Verbena
Family Name: Verbenaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs, or shrubs, usually with square stems; leaves opposite, simple or compound; flowers bisexual, slightly irregular, in spikes or heads; fruit types vary.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Violet/Blue
CNC Habitat: Polinator Garden
Identified by:B. Dole
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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