Verbena urticifolia
White Vervain
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 2-5’ tall
White flowers bloom in progression from bottom to top of flower spikes; blooms summer to autumn
Attracts pollinators such as skippers, moths, cuckoo bees, halictid bees, and Calliopsis nebraskensis, the Verbena Bee, a specialist miner bee which only collects pollen from Verbena species; also attracts various herbivorous insects such as flea beetles, grasshoppers, midges and more
Host plant to the Verbena Moth, Verbena Bud Moth and Common Buckeye
Sparrows, cardinals and juncos eat the seeds in fall/winter
Similar growing conditions to Verbena hastata but can also thrive in shadier conditions making it a good choice for wet woodland edges
Spreads somewhat aggressively via seed dispersal and rhizomes
White Vervain
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 2-5’ tall
White flowers bloom in progression from bottom to top of flower spikes; blooms summer to autumn
Attracts pollinators such as skippers, moths, cuckoo bees, halictid bees, and Calliopsis nebraskensis, the Verbena Bee, a specialist miner bee which only collects pollen from Verbena species; also attracts various herbivorous insects such as flea beetles, grasshoppers, midges and more
Host plant to the Verbena Moth, Verbena Bud Moth and Common Buckeye
Sparrows, cardinals and juncos eat the seeds in fall/winter
Similar growing conditions to Verbena hastata but can also thrive in shadier conditions making it a good choice for wet woodland edges
Spreads somewhat aggressively via seed dispersal and rhizomes
White Vervain
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 2-5’ tall
White flowers bloom in progression from bottom to top of flower spikes; blooms summer to autumn
Attracts pollinators such as skippers, moths, cuckoo bees, halictid bees, and Calliopsis nebraskensis, the Verbena Bee, a specialist miner bee which only collects pollen from Verbena species; also attracts various herbivorous insects such as flea beetles, grasshoppers, midges and more
Host plant to the Verbena Moth, Verbena Bud Moth and Common Buckeye
Sparrows, cardinals and juncos eat the seeds in fall/winter
Similar growing conditions to Verbena hastata but can also thrive in shadier conditions making it a good choice for wet woodland edges
Spreads somewhat aggressively via seed dispersal and rhizomes
Details
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White
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Summer to Fall
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2-5’
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Medium, Wet
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Full, Partial, Shade
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Verbena Moth
Verbena Bud Moth
Common Buckeye -
FAC - occurs in both wetlands and non-wetlands
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60 days of cold stratification; requires light for germination