Verbena simplex

Plant Type: Herbaceous

Habitat: Fields, Roadside, Disturbed

Light Requirements: sun, part sun

Soil Moisture: dry, mesic

Soil Type: All

Height: ¾ to 2½ ft

Bloom Time: July to September

Flower Colour: blue-purple

Comment: Larval host for the common buckeye.

Picture Copyright: Thomas G Barnes @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database