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Hoary Verbena

Verbena stricta

Verbenaceae (Verbena Family)

Hoary Vervain, Tall Vervain, Woolly Verbena

Photo Credit: Muller, Thomas L., https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=28339
Photo Credit: Muller, Thomas L., https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=28339
Photo Credit: Flaigg, Norman G., https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=7563
Photo Credit: Flaigg, Norman G., https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=7563

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Native Habitat: Grassland
Texas Blackland Prairies

Maintenance

Cut stem before seeds form to control spreading, or leave them to feed wildlife if you have the garden space.

Comments

The 1-6 ft., hairy stem produces a terminal cluster of narrow, flowering spikes. Small lavender to blue flowers appear in a ring halfway down the ascending spike. A common invader of overgrazed pastures, this plant does not compete well in vigorous stands of native grasses. Seeds are consumed by small mammals and prairie-chickens.

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1 to
6 ft

Spread

1 to
1 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand

Light Requirement

Sun

Water Requirement

Very Low, Low

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Annual

Bloom Color

Purple

Bloom Season

Summer

Seasonal Interest

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Wildlife Benefit

Caterpillars, Butterflies, Small Mammals, Bees

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References

1) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VEST, 2) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=32078#null, 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=23890&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Verbena+stricta&formsubmit=Search+Terms

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