hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue-purple
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, meadows, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Small blue-purple flowers ring each upright spike, and bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit them. Deer tend to pass it by. Small mammals and prairie chickens eat the seeds.
Pairs well with Blue grama, Blanket flower, and Eastern columbine.
Native range
North America.