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Verbena hastata Botanical Name: Verbena hastata
Common Name: Blue Vervain
Species Category: Wetland Forb
A wetland wildflower with branching flower spikes, this 3'-6' tall plant prefers moist to wet soils and full sun. With its delicate, tiny, purple flowers, it blooms from early summer to late summer. Its small flowers provide a nectar source to a variety of tiny native bee species who have a difficult time competing with large bee species on bigger blooms.


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