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Start Verbena seeds and grow this flowering plant with numerous, pencil-like flower spikes that branch upwards like the arms of a candelabra. Commonly called Blue Vervain, some say the plant resembles a candelabra with blue flames!
Each flower spike has a band of blue-purple flowers that begin opening at the bottom of the spike first, and then gradually open all the way to the top of the spike. Bumblebees are among the important pollinators of this important Verbena Blue Vervain.
The tall thin spikes of Blue Vervain plants grace the wet meadows of the United States in late summer. Verbena Hastata flowers are short-lived perennials that readily self-sow, and they can be found in wet meadows, wet river bottom lands, stream banks, slough peripheries, fields and waste areas.
Growing Blue Vervain seed is greatly rewarding! It is recommended to sow Verbena Hastata seeds directly outdoors in the late fall. The cold temperatures actually help to break the dormancy of the flower seed, so when spring temperatures warm, the Verbena seeds are ready to germinate.
Broadcast the Verbena seeds in prepared soil that is weed free. Lightly rake the seed under the soil. Thin the Blue Vervain seedlings to 24 inches apart.
Verbena (Verbena Hastata Blue Vervain) - Start Verbena seeds and grow this flowering plant with numerous, pencil-like flower spikes that branch upwards like the arms of a candelabra. Commonly called Blue Vervain, some say the plant resembles a candelabra with blue flames! Each flower spike has a band of blue-purple flowers that begin opening at the bottom of the spike first, and then gradually open all the way to the top of the spike. Bumblebees are among the important pollinators of this important Verbena Blue Vervain. The tall thin spikes of Blue Vervain plants grace the wet meadows of the United States in late summer. Verbena Hastata flowers are short-lived perennials that readily self-sow, and they can be found in wet meadows, wet river bottom lands, stream banks, slough peripheries, fields and waste areas. Growing Blue Vervain seed is greatly rewarding! It is recommended to sow Verbena Hastata seeds directly outdoors in the late fall. The cold temperatures actually help to break the dormancy of the flower seed, so when spring temperatures warm, the Verbena seeds are ready to germinate. Broadcast the Verbena seeds in prepared soil that is weed free. Lightly rake the seed under the soil. Thin the Blue Vervain seedlings to 24 inches apart.