🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Vervain
Verbena officinalis
medicinal_herbs
Perennial
Verbenaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Low
🗺️ Zones
4-8
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
12-18 in
📐 Height
24-48 in
🤝 Companions (3)
🤝 Calendula
Medicinal flower garden companions
🤝 Echinacea
Both sun-loving medicinal perennials
🤝 Yarrow
Both attract beneficial insects and pollinators
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
Sacred to Druids, Romans, and Egyptians. Tiny lilac flowers on wiry stems.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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