Verbena Species, Hoary Vervain, Tall Vervain, Woolly Verbena

A pretty native forb that I've seen in prairie restorations in northern Illinois and central Wisconsin. Also used in a native garden in c...Read Moreentral Wisconsin. Looks like an easy perennial to grow in a garden.

I'm assuming it was a second year bloomer, as they were Winter Sown in `07 but I did not notice the flowers until `08. Nice addition to...Read More a Cottage Garden. For me, it grows in arid conditions - only gets water provided by Mother Nature.

Very easy from seed. Gets large and blooms the first year like an annual.

Good cut flower if you need some spikes in your ...Read Morebouquet!

The grayish cast of the leaves is a nice complement to surrounding greenery. A very vertical plant unless it's in too much shade!

Nice upright showy North American native plant. Sometimes this plant only has one flower spike but frequently has multiples. It can grow...Read More to 3' given ideal conditions which I evidently have as mine are all around 3' tall. My plants are in a prairie/meadow type clearing on the property that has somewhat damp but not dry soil.

These plants can be short-lived and are sometimes only an annual.

They hybridize with Verbena hastata so identification can be challenging.