Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
Species Spotlight
Dates Photographed by Month
1/12/21
5/29/23
6/30/20
6/30/22
7/2/21
7/3/23
7/6/23
7/13/20
7/14/22
7/16/22
7/17/23
7/25/23
7/27/20
Photographed With These Species
Bees, Wasps, and Flies
Bumble Bee [View Associated Images]Birds
American Goldfinch [View Associated Images]Red-winged Blackbird [View Associated Images]
Ruby-throated Hummingbird [View Associated Images]
Butterflies and Moths
Cabbage White (nonnative) [View Associated Images]Peck's Skipper [View Associated Images]
Forbs
Annual Sunflower [View Associated Images]Bradbury's Monarda [View Associated Images]
Daisy Fleabane [View Associated Images]
Joe Pye Weed [View Associated Images]
Prairie Blazing Star [View Associated Images]
Purple Coneflower [View Associated Images]
Queen of the Prairie [View Associated Images]
Sawtooth Sunflower [View Associated Images]
Swamp Milkweed [View Associated Images]
Wild Bergamot [View Associated Images]
Yellow Coneflower [View Associated Images]
Shoot and Bloom Dates
Year | First Shoot Date | First Bloom Date | Last Bloom Date |
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2024 | 6/24 | ||
2023 | 4/18 | 6/30 | 9/21 |
2020 | 6/30 | 8/25 |
Plant Info
Bloom Color: ■Light: Part Shade to Full Sun
Moisture: Medium to Wet
Height: 5'
Spacing: 1.5'-2'
Blue Vervain Image Gallery
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Red-winged Blackbird
In the rain garden
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 25, 2023, 10:17 a.m. -
Bumble Bee
Visiting Blue Vervain
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 25, 2023, 10:08 a.m. -
Rain Garden
Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Wild Bergamot, Purple Coneflower, and Joe Pye
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m. -
Rain Garden
Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Purple Coneflower, Wild Bergamot, Joe Pye, Prairie Blazingstar, and Queen of the Prairie
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m. -
Rain Garden
Purple Coneflower, Queen of the Prairie, Yellow Coneflower, Joe Pye, and Blue Vervain
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:26 p.m. -
Rain Garden
Yellow Coneflower, Queen of the Prairie, Wild Bergamot, Joe Pye, Purple Coneflower, and Blue Vervain
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:27 p.m. -
Rain Garden
Queen of the Prairie, Yellow Coneflower, Purple Coneflower, Joe Pye, and Blue Vervain
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:29 p.m. -
Rain Garden
Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Joe Pye, and Queen of the Prairie
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:29 p.m. -
Blue Vervain
Blooming along the fence
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 6, 2023, 3:21 p.m. -
Blue Vervain
Blooming in the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 3, 2023, 4:49 p.m. -
Bradbury's Monarda
Blooming in the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: May 29, 2023, 3:30 p.m. -
Rain Garden
Starting to bloom
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 16, 2022, 3:42 p.m. -
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
In the rain garden
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 16, 2022, 4:43 p.m. -
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Visiting Blue Vervain
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 16, 2022, 4:41 p.m. -
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
With Blue Vervain in the background
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 14, 2022, 4:25 p.m. -
Blue Vervain
In the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: June 30, 2022, 4:46 p.m. -
Blue Vervain
At the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 2, 2021, 9:30 a.m. -
American Goldfinch
Eating seeds from Blue Vervain
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Jan. 12, 2021, 11:13 a.m. -
American Goldfinch
Eating seeds from Blue Vervain
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Jan. 12, 2021, 11:12 a.m. -
Blue Vervain
At the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: June 30, 2020, 8:42 a.m.