Verbena lasiostachys, Western Vervain

Western Vervain

A California Native perennial with purple flowers that bloom in the spring and summer.  It can reach a height of three feet and spreads to about three feet.  This can be found in wet areas on the coast, coast ranges, and foothills and prefers damp areas.  This verbena spreads by runners

Plant with: Columbine (Aquilegia formosa or exima), Virgin's Bower (Clematis ligusticifolia), Dogwood (Cornus sp.), Sticky Cinquefoil (Drymocallis glandulosa), Stream Orchid (Epipactis gigantea), Gum Plant (Grindelia sp.), Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor), Iris species, Leopard Lily (Lilium pardalinum), Scarlet Monkeyflower (Mimulus cardinalis), Seep Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus), Evening PrimRose (Oenothera elata), California Buttercup (Ranunculus californicus), Bee Plant (Scrophularia californica), Triteleia species, and Viola species

- Full sun to part sun

- Fast growing!

- Best in well drained soil and will tolerate clay

- Water once a week once established

- Attracts birds, hummingbirds, bees and butterflies

- Hardy to 20 degrees

- Native to California