Species is US Native, not introduced alien Seed Packet designed for 15 Square Feet of Planting A 3’ to 6’ tall native perennial with terminal spikes of small showy blue flowers. A long lasting summer flowering plant requiring moist soils and prefers full sun sites. Blue Vervain is a 3’ to 6’ tall native perennial that is usually found growing in wet meadows, moist old fields, wet stream bottoms, around slough edges, and in moist waste areas. The plant features spike-like inflorescences of erect spikes of small showy 1/8” wide tubular, five lobed, blue flowers. Blue Vervain is primarily a wetland species and requires moist to wet soils and does best in full sun. Its native distribution covers all the lower 48 states. It is easy to establish and is a good plant for water features, ditches, retention areas, pond edges, and wetland restoration projects. Blue Vervain was used for a variety of ailments by Native Americans and it is a great pollinator conservation planting species.