Native Blue Vervain

Blue Vervain

The sky-blue flowers bloom throughout the summer, adding color to any outdoor space. Its slender, lance-shaped leaves and overall graceful growth habit enhance its visual appeal. As a result, it can be used as a focal point in flowerbeds or as an attractive backdrop for other plants, creating a captivating display in gardens. Add Stunning Beauty With a Blue Vervain Blue Vervain has rough hairs and branching, and four-angled stems of the tall, leggy perennial wildflower known as blue vervains give them a very elegant look. They typically bloom each year from June to October. The first to bloom are those at the flower's base. The flowers open and ascend the stems, which have pointy tips with coarsely serrated edges. They resemble candelabras (chandeliers) because of all the flower spikes that form on top. They grow up to five feet tall. Add Structure and Texture to Your Garden With Blue Vervain It features a bushy growth habit and dense foliage, making it ideal for adding structure to your yard. Their bushy appearance makes yards look fuller. They have lance-shaped leaves coming from their stems in alternating patterns, which creates a textural contrast with other plants. Their small, brightly colored blossoms enhance the aesthetic and architectural appeal of gardens and landscaping. Add Color to Your Yard With Blue Vervain Their blooms boast a variety of colors, ranging from blue to deep purple to light lavender. On rare occasions, the flowers are white. The blooms have five joined petals at the base that create a small tube, and they are around 1/4 inch wide. A little stem supports the thin, lance-oblong leaves that grow up to seven inches in length and one inch wide. These leaves have a pointy tip, coarsely serrated margins, and a broad base. The slightly hairy stems can be either green or reddish in color. Use Blue Vervain to Draw in Pollinators They have bright blue-purple flowers that contain a large amount of nectar and pollen. This attracts butterflies and other pollinators, such as bees and hummingbirds. Both the Verbena moth and the Common Buckeye butterfly lay their eggs on blue vervains. These plants usually attract the most pollinators during late summer and fall. Because few other plants bloom at the same time, they attract a lot of late-flying pollinators, which is good for the environment because it increases biodiversity.