Family: Verbenaceae (Verbena
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-8
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Height: 2-3 feet
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Spread: 18-24 inches
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Bloom Time: June to
September
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Bloom: showy spikes with blue-violet
five-lobed 1/2 inch flowers in upright clusters which bloom gradually from
bottom to top; four nut-like seeds produced per flower
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Light: full sun
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Soil: well-drained
sandy and loamy soils; tolerates dry, shallow rocky soil
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Moisture: dry to medium;
drought tolerant
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Use: naturalizing;
borders; meadow, pollinator and wildflower gardens; nectar source for
pollinators, butterflies, and hummingbirds; seeds eaten by birds and small
mammals; leaves are larval hosts for Common Buckeye Butterfly and others
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Care: low
maintenance; to prevent self-seeding,
remove spent flowerheads
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems
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Native to: North America;
Wisconsin native prairie plant
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Notes: short-lived
herbacious perennial; self seeds readily; named for its covering of short white
hairs on stems and leaves; readily self-seeds; gray-green, sharply toothed
leaves up to 4 inches long; fibrous root; deer and rabbit resistant
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Supplier: Agrecol Native
Nursery
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Teaching Garden Location
& Code: Rain Garden
J038
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