white vervain
Verbena urticifolia
USDA zones3 to 9
Sizeup to 5 feet tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
Garden uses
Notes
White vervain (Verbena urticifolia) is a perennial for woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). White flowers appear from early to late summer and again in early to mid autumn. The plant can reach 60 inches tall. In the wild it grows in ravine woodlands, fields, roadsides, and low ground.
Pairs well with Sensitive fern, Cinnamon fern, and American spikenard.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 38 more places. See all 42
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV; MB, NB, ON, QC, and SK.