Texas vervain
Verbena halei
USDA zones7 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall
- Habit
- Shrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Blue , purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Texas vervain (Verbena halei) is a perennial for low maintenance beds, meadow plantings, and woodland edges. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. Slender spikes of small bluish to lavender flowers open from the bottom up, and butterflies and bees visit them. It also works well in xeriscaping.
Pairs well with Sideoats grass, Dense blazing star, and Blackfoot daisy.
Native range
AL, AR, AZ, FL, and 9 more places. See all 13
AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, LA, MO, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, and TX.