Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata), 2000 Certified Pure Live Seed, True Native Seed
Blue Vervain is a 3' to 6' tall native perennial that is usually found growing in wet meadows, moist old fields, wet stream bottoms, around slough edges, and in moist waste areas.  The plant features spike-like inflorescences of erect spikes of small showy 1/8" wide tubular, five lobed, blue flowers.  Blue Vervain is primarily a wetland species and requires moist to wet soils and does best in full sun.  Its native distribution covers all the lower 48 states.  It is easy to establish and is a good plant for water features, ditches, retention areas, pond edges, and wetland restoration projects.  Blue Vervain was used for a variety of ailments by Native Americans and it is a great pollinator conservation planting species.