Verbena hastata 'Pink Spires' - BLUE VERVAIN 'PINK SPIRES'
Pink flowering selection of native wildflower.
Slender clump perennial, about 4' tall x 1-2' wide, small flowers in clusters flower continuously from bottom to the top, which makes this plant long-flowering - from June/July till September.
Full sun, half sun are the best, likes average to richer loamy soils or loamy clay and medium to medium-wet soils. Tolerates shorter term flooding, but not standing water.
The species (Verbena hastata) has in nature variable color from pink, white to blue tones and it's native to all states, where it can be found on wet meadows, black soil prairies, thickets, pastures, wet ditches, river bottomlands etc.
Hardy in zones 3 to 8.
It can be shorter- lived, but it reliably selfseeds and fills the little gaps in planting, so you don't have to worry about loosing it.
Black walnut tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant (bitter leaves).
Attracts many insect species, Monarchs, small birds and hummingbirds too :
"The flowers attract many kinds of long-tongued and short-tongued bees, including Epeoline Cuckoo bees, Eucerine Miner bees, Halictid bees, and the oligolege Calliopsis verbenae (Verbena Bee). These bees seek primarily nectar, although some species collect pollen. Other flower visitors include Ammophila spp. (Thread-Waisted wasps), Bee flies, 
Thick-Headed flies, small butterflies and skippers, and Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Goldenrod Soldier Beetle). The caterpillars of Crambodes talidiformis (Verbena Moth) feed on the foliage. Most mammalian herbivores avoid eating this plant because of the bitter leaves – an exception is the Cottontail Rabbit, which may eat the foliage of young plants to a limited extent. Also, various songbirds occasionally eat the seeds, including the Cardinal, Swamp Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, and Slate-Colored Junco (during the winter). Experimental studies have shown that these seeds can pass undamaged through the digestive tracts of cattle, therefore they are probably distributed to some extent by these seed-eating birds."
Best in sunny border, meadow, cottage garden, naturalistic or prairie planting, pollinator, monarch or butterfly gardens.
Great cut flower.
Can be combined with many native ad non-native perennials. Looks well combined with more robust-structured perennials or bigger flowers.
Pot size : square 3.5" x 5" deep pot
Picture copyright : US Perennials nursery
Verbena hastata 'Pink Spires' - BLUE VERVAIN 'PINK SPIRES'
Pink flowering selection of native wildflower.
Slender clump perennial, about 4' tall x 1-2' wide, small flowers in clusters flower continuously from bottom to the top, which makes this plant long-flowering - from June/July till September.
Full sun, half sun are the best, likes average to richer loamy soils or loamy clay and medium to medium-wet soils. Tolerates shorter term flooding, but not standing water.
The species (Verbena hastata) has in nature variable color from pink, white to blue tones and it's native to all states, where it can be found on wet meadows, black soil prairies, thickets, pastures, wet ditches, river bottomlands etc.
Hardy in zones 3 to 8.
It can be shorter- lived, but it reliably selfseeds and fills the little gaps in planting, so you don't have to worry about loosing it.
Black walnut tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant (bitter leaves).
Attracts many insect species, Monarchs, small birds and hummingbirds too :
"The flowers attract many kinds of long-tongued and short-tongued bees, including Epeoline Cuckoo bees, Eucerine Miner bees, Halictid bees, and the oligolege Calliopsis verbenae (Verbena Bee). These bees seek primarily nectar, although some species collect pollen. Other flower visitors include Ammophila spp. (Thread-Waisted wasps), Bee flies, Thick-Headed flies, small butterflies and skippers, and Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Goldenrod Soldier Beetle). The caterpillars of Crambodes talidiformis (Verbena Moth) feed on the foliage. Most mammalian herbivores avoid eating this plant because of the bitter leaves – an exception is the Cottontail Rabbit, which may eat the foliage of young plants to a limited extent. Also, various songbirds occasionally eat the seeds, including the Cardinal, Swamp Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, and Slate-Colored Junco (during the winter). Experimental studies have shown that these seeds can pass undamaged through the digestive tracts of cattle, therefore they are probably distributed to some extent by these seed-eating birds."
Best in sunny border, meadow, cottage garden, naturalistic or prairie planting, pollinator, monarch or butterfly gardens.
Great cut flower.
Can be combined with many native ad non-native perennials. Looks well combined with more robust-structured perennials or bigger flowers.
Pot size : square 3.5" x 5" deep pot
Picture copyright : US Perennials nursery