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Verbena bonariensis
Common Name: purpletop vervain
Native to South America
Flowers profusely from early summer to frost on near leafless stems in shades of lavender, reaching up to 4 feet tall . Low maintenance and excellent for the cutting garden in full sun to partial shade. Can be grown as an annual o…
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Verbena hastata
Common Name: Blue vervain
Native to North America
A clumping perennial with stiff erect squarish stems. Leaves are opposite with coarse teeth. In summer, plants are topped by narrow spikey panicles of small tubular purple flowers. Plants thrive in full or part sun in moist or wet…
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Vernonia glauca
Common Name: Upland ironweed
Native to North America
Vernonia glauca is an upright perennial wildflower with numerous lance shaped leaves. Foliage is toothed, dark green above and usually glaucous beneath. In late summer plants are crowned by compact corymbs of royal purple di…
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Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'
Common Name: Iron Butterfly ironweed
Native to North America (selection)
Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’ is a low mounding perennial wildflower with narrow fine textured foliage. In late summer plants are covered by small clusters of royal purple disc florets. Butterflies …
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Vernonia noveboracensis
Common Name: New York ironweed
Native to North America
Vernonia noveborecensis is a tall robust perennial wildflower with numerous lance shaped leaves. In late summer plants are crowned by large corymbs of royal purple disc florets. Butterflies and other pollinators flock to the blooms. …
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Veronicastrum virginicum
Common Name: Culver root
Native to North America
Veronicastrum virginicum is a tall robust perennial wildflower with attractive whorled leaves. In early and mid-summer plants are crowned by spiky racemes densely packed with tiny tubular white florets. The inflorescences bra…
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Viola sororia
Common Name: Meadow Violet
Native to North America
Viola sororia is a low rosette-forming wildflower with toothed heart shaped foliage. From spring until early summer plants are graced by a sprinkling of diminutive blue or white violets. This groundcover thrives in lightly shad…
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Zizia aureus
Common Name: Golden Alexander's
Native to North America
Zizia aurea is a 1-3’ tall upright perennial wildflower with glossy compound basal leaves. From late spring to early summer flowering stems elongate bearing showy umbrella shaped clusters of small yellow florets. Scads of beneficial …
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