Hoary Vervain
Verbena stricta
Densely white-felted gray-green leaves (hoary). Stiff upright purple flower spikes for months. Excellent drought tolerance; thrives on the worst dry sites where blue vervain struggles. The leaves have been brewed into a tea-like beverage.
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1.5–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~11 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY
Related native plants
More Verbena species
- Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
- Prostrate Vervain (Verbena bracteata)
- Narrow-leaved Vervain (Verbena simplex)