Find a Plant#
© Ernie Marx
swamp verbena
Verbena hastata
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.0 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 2.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Wetland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Moderate, High
- Plant Community
- Plains, Riparian, Wetlands
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Blue Shades, Purple Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers, Wetland Plant
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial, Biennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
5 - Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- Don't Consume. Plant Parts May Be Poisonous.
Notes
This is an important adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.