Blue Vervain: A Lovely Herb to Plant Native in Your Garden.

Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) is an ornamental, hardy, and easy-to-maintain perennial that will add interest to any garden. Blue Vervain’s purple-blue flowers, spiked tall, are sought by gardeners who want a compact, easy-care native that’s multipurpose and pollinator (for bees and butterflies). This perennial North American herb is an excellent addition to your garden, bringing biodiversity and color.

Key Features of Blue Vervain:

Native Accord: Blue Vervain is a native North American wildflower that would be equally at home in a native, pollinator, or naturalized garden.

Green and Pink Flowers: Blue Vervain’s blooms of pale purple-blue flowers in midsummer through fall brighten your garden.

Pollinator: It’s an ideal plant for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, so if you are a green gardener, this one is for you.

Hardy and Easy to Care For: Blue Vervain will grow in any soil, dries well once established, and needs minimal upkeep, so it is an easy-to-care-for plant for a low-maintenance garden.

Height and Shape: Standing 3-5 feet tall, Blue Vervain creates trellis height in garden beds, borders, and wildflower fields.

Benefits of Blue Vervain:

Pollinator-Friendly: Blue Vervain is an excellent choice for attracting pollinator species such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to your garden and protecting the ecosystem. Native is easy to cultivate, can tolerate drought once established, is productive in full sun or part shade, and will therefore be accepted for uneven lighting gardens.

Slopes or Garden Beds: Blue Vervain’s deep, branching roots improve soil structure and slow erosion on garden beds.

Easy to Keep: Once established, Blue Vervain doesn’t need much upkeep, making it a great plant for homeowners who want a low-maintenance, green option.

Garden Foliage of Beauty: Tall flower heads and intense reds make Blue Vervain an eye-catching accent plant for a garden bed, border, or wildflower meadow.

Planting and Care Instructions:

Quantity of Light Required: Likes the bright light but will tolerate a little shade in warm weather.
Plant for any kind of soil: It likes good drainage and can handle poor soils, so it should be fine for most gardens.
Requirements: Blue Vervain will tolerate drought when established, but if it's dry in the first year, water it once a month.
Space: Position Blue Vervain 12-18" apart to air and bloom.
Cutting Back: Deadheading the old blooms produces more flowers and is healthier. Prune late in the fall to get spring growth.

The Reasons Why You Must Use Blue Vervain in Garden?
Blue Vervain is the plant to choose from if you need a low-maintenance and beautiful pollinator-friendly plant in your garden. It blooms purple-blue, is evergreen, and is used by beneficial wildlife, so it’s suitable for wild gardens, pollinator gardens, and wildflower gardens. Blue Vervain not only looks great but is also healthy and an absolute must for any well-maintained garden.