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Verbena stricta Hoary Verain

Ohio Native Plant Natural Range

To view the natural range of Verbena stricta visit the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service website.
Verbena stricta provide color late into September
Hoary Verain seedling leaves have deep veins with toothed leaf edges


Cultivation Information Hoary Verain


Height - 1 to 2ftFlower Color - Blue - PurpleBlooms - June - September -Soil - Dry sandy sites
Sun - Full to part sunDrought - Handles drought well
Hardy Zone - 3 to 8
Family - Verbenaceae
Seed Provenance Verbena stricta

Nodding Onion Gardens - 2017- Present, Prairie Moon Nursery, Winona, MN - 2015
Verbena stricta - by - Jim Wohl
Wildlife Significance Hoary Verain

Nectar - Nourishes - green metallic bees, bee flies, honeybees, bumblebees, little carpenter bees, cuckoo bees. leafcutter, long-horned bees. Also, numerous butterflies including the Common Buckeye, Painted Lady, a American Lady and Eastern Tailed-Blue. Also several Skippers including: Pecks. Fiery, Silver
Pollen Source - Short and long-tongue bees Seed- Enjoyed by songbirds
Host Plant - For caterpillar of Verbena Moth and Fine-lined Swallow Moth Specialist Bee -Verbena Bee collects pollen
Leaf texture - Rough, bitter and hairy leaves discourages mammals from grazing. Deer - And other mammals tend to leave this native Ohio plant alone.
For detailed information on Hoary Vervain visit the Illinois Wildflower website
Propagation Notes Hoary Verain
Storage - Moist Cold - 60 days - Small Zip lock plastic bag with a few table spoons of moistened vermiculiteLight- Seeds need light inorder to germinate Seeds Planted - 2-9-2012Sprouted - 2-18-2012 - Many
Night Temperature - 61 - 63°FDay Temperature - 64 - 65°F - Under florescent lights Experiment Fall 2017 - Hoary Vervain seed was cold, moist stratified in fall of 2016 (yes this is correct) and forgotten. As an experiment it was planted indoors in the fall of 2017. Urika! They sprouted! Self-seeds easily - Considered weedy, however I have not noticed this.
Harvesting seed - Seed matures late in the fall, wait until it is dark brown before collecting Over watering - Suggestion ... don't do it!
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