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Common Name: Blue Vervain
Latin Name: Verbena hastata
Habitat: Damp thickets, shores, roadsides
Blooms: Summer ...
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata): This tall native species resembles V. bonariensis, but is much more tolerant of cold and moist soil, and the flowers are more blue-violet in color.
Blue Vervain
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Note: Seed mixes cannot be delivered to customers in Australia, Canada, and the USA. From all linked species above pure seed is available. You may want to order single seed packages instead.
V. hastata (BLUE VERVAIN, Wild Hyssop, Simpler's Joy) is indigenous to the United States, and is used unofficially as a tonic emetic, expectorant, etc., for scrofula, gravel, and worms. A fluid extract is prepared from the dried, over-ground portion.
American Blue Vervain [English]: Verbena hastata
American Blueberry [English]: Vaccinium corymbosum
American Bluehearts [English]: Buchnera americana
American Bolas Spider [English]: Mastophora hutchinsoni ...
 See also: Verbena, Vervain, Pink, Goldenrod, Puccoon
  
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