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Verbena hastata Blue vervain, Simpler’s joy Z 3-9
Bright purplish-blue candelabra-like spikes from July to September
Bright purplish-blue candelabra-like spikes from July to September
Size: 2-4’ x 2’
Care: sun to part shade in moist or moist well-drained soil
Native: eastern 2/3rds of No. America, Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: Cardinals & Sparrows eat the seeds. Food for larvae of Buckeye butterfly.Native Americans used plant as remedy for coughs, colds and fever. Mahuna Indians of So. California used the root to cure complicated stomach fevers. Sioux fed the seeds to their horses to give them energy. The Sioux also used it as an insect repellant. Pressed specimen in Emily Dickinson’s herbarium.
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Vernonia fasciculata Prairie Ironweed Z 3-7
Dense clusters of true royal purple July-September
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Dense clusters of true royal purple July-September
Size: 3-4’ x 2-3’
Care: sun to part shade in moist to moist well drained soil
Native: so central Canada to central & eastern US
Wildlife Value: Butterfly attractor – Fiery skipper, deer & rabbit resistant.Lakota Sioux: “The leaves are formed into a sort of “plate” that keeps foreign matter from getting on meat. An infusion of the root is used to regulate menstrual periods.”
Collected by French planthunter André Michaux (1746-1802) who spent 11 years exploring America for plants. Named to honor Wm. Vernon (1666-1711) English botanist who collected plants in late 1600’s. -
Vernonia lettermannii Threadleaf ironweed Z 4-9
Deep purple inch-wide flower heads top unbranched stems forming a dome in late summer-early fall
Deep purple inch-wide flower heads top unbranched stems forming a dome in late summer-early fall
Size: 24” x 36”
Care: sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: Arkansas and OK
Wildlife Value: attracts numerous butterflies and pollen source for bees, deer resistant
Awards: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Gold Medal 2023Collected on “Cooper’s Creek by Dr. J.M. Bigelow and on the sandbars of the Washita,.” Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts xvi. (1881) 78. 78 1880. “Notes on Some Compositae” The species named to honor George Lettermann (1840-1913) who was primarily interested in trees and, while working for the US Census he collected tree specimens in forests of Missouri, Arkansas, western Louisiana and eastern Texas.
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Vernonia noveboracensis Ironweed Z 4-8
Heads of numerous deep, royal purple, platter-forming flower several feet high above in late summer
Heads of numerous deep, royal purple, platter-forming flower several feet high above in late summer
Size: 6-7' x 3'
Care: Sun in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Massachusetts to Florida
Wildlife Value: attracts butterfliesNamed for English botanist William Vernon. Infusions of the plant used by Cherokee to relieve pain after childbirth, for loose teeth and for stomach ulcers.
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Veronica armena Armenian speedwell Z 4-9
A peewee plant that packs a punch. In spring to early summer terminal clusters of cup-shaped Vermeer blue flowers made of 4 obovate, smooth-edged petals set off snow white eyes with matching white stamens. Below the floral crown forest-green, soft, needle-sized leaves frame the blue and detail texture for the rest of the season.
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A peewee plant that packs a punch. In spring to early summer terminal clusters of cup-shaped Vermeer blue flowers made of 4 obovate, smooth-edged petals set off snow white eyes with matching white stamens. Below the floral crown forest-green, soft, needle-sized leaves frame the blue and detail texture for the rest of the season.
Size: 4” x 6” and spreading
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: Armenia, Georgia and TurkeyDiscovered before 1856 when it was named and described by Swiss explorer and botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier.
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Veronica gentianoides Gentian speedwell Z. 4-9
Erect spikes of pale blue flowers sprouting above clumps of basal foliage in late spring/early summer.
Erect spikes of pale blue flowers sprouting above clumps of basal foliage in late spring/early summer.
Can not ship to: Illinois
Size: 18" x 12"
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: eastern Europe
Wildlife Value: attracts butterflies
Awards: England's Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit.According to Christian tradition, as Jesus carried the cross to Calvary, a woman wiped his face with her handkerchief, leaving the imprint of the features of his face, the vera iconica, meaning “true likeness.” When the Catholic Church canonized the woman, the Church gave her the name Saint Veronica. Medieval gardeners named the plant after her due to the perceived likeness of the flower to her handkerchief. Introduced to European gardens by 1784.
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Veronica liwanensis Turkish speedwell Z 4-8
Tiny true blue saucers smother the ground
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Tiny true blue saucers smother the ground in May & June – groundcover, front of border or rock garden plant.
Size: 1” x 18” spreader over time
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: NE Anatolia, Caucasus
Wildlife Value: attracts butterflies
Awards: 1997 Plant Select Winner.Collected before 1849.
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Veronica officinalis Common speedwell Z 3-7
Mat-forming perennial with spikes of blue flowers with darker blue stripes on the petals, May-August
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Mat-forming perennial with spikes of blue flowers with darker blue stripes on the petals, May-August
Size: 4-12” x 6”
Care: sun in dry, well-drained soil
Native: Europe and Asia
Wildlife Value: attracts beesUsed in European traditional medicine as a cough remedy and tonic as well as a salve. Used for centuries as a cure-all medicinal as long ago as ancient Rome. Grown at America’s 1st botanic garden, Elgin Botanic Garden 1811.
