Verbena hastata
Native
perennial usda zones 3-8
Spreads 3-5 ft, space 2-3 ft apart for dense patch.
Full sun-part sun
Soil: wet-medium wet-medium
Deer Resistant
Medicinal parts used: blooms, leaves. Harvest when plant begins to flower, cut entire aerial part leaving 6-12 inches at base to regrow. Leave some flowers to go to seed if you want it to spread.
Traditional Native American tea herb, nervine, (nervous system tonic) easing nervous tension in back/neck/shoulders, eases pms irritability, slightly sedative. Used for anxiety/depression/exhaustion. Reduces fevers, helps sluggish digestion
Tincture for daily use. Tea is very bitter.
Verbena hastata
Native
perennial usda zones 3-8
Spreads 3-5 ft, space 2-3 ft apart for dense patch.
Full sun-part sun
Soil: wet-medium wet-medium
Deer Resistant
Medicinal parts used: blooms, leaves. Harvest when plant begins to flower, cut entire aerial part leaving 6-12 inches at base to regrow. Leave some flowers to go to seed if you want it to spread.
Traditional Native American tea herb, nervine, (nervous system tonic) easing nervous tension in back/neck/shoulders, eases pms irritability, slightly sedative. Used for anxiety/depression/exhaustion. Reduces fevers, helps sluggish digestion
Tincture for daily use. Tea is very bitter.
