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Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata		  
Family Vervain (Verbenaceae)
Bloom Summer, Fall
Habitat Wet, fields, meadows, roadsides
Status Native
Cycle Perennial
Height 1-6 feet
Flower Flowers form on tall, thin spikes 2-4" long. The single stem branches into multiple spikes at the top. Flowering starts at the bottom of each spike and progresses to the top of the spike. Flowers are blue to deep purple with 5 petals.
Leaf Leaves are opposite, long (4-6"), narrow, pointed, and toothed along the margins.
Notes Stems are square, which causes it to be confused with a member of the mint family.

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