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.