White Vervain
Verbena urticifolia
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White Vervain is a Virginia native local-ecotype wildflower that typically reaches 4–5 ft and blooms in early summer, mid summer, late summer, and fall with white flowers. It offers valuable nectar and pollen, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- 4–5 ft
- Spread
- 1–2 ft
- Bloom Time
- Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
- Bloom Color
- White
- Garden Goals
- Attract Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Feed Birds, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Long Bloom Season, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Pollinator garden; woodland edge; late-season nectar; naturalized planting
- Wildlife Value
- Many insects; Verbena-associated Lepidoptera
White Vervain grows best in full sun or part shade with medium, medium to wet, or wet soil. At maturity, it is typically 4–5 ft tall and 1–2 ft wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support hummingbirds, butterflies, native bees, and birds. Notable wildlife value includes: Many insects; Verbena-associated Lepidoptera. It is well suited to Pollinator garden, woodland edge, late-season nectar, naturalized planting.
Good to know: Tall white-flowering vervain for naturalized areas.