Enchanting Essex

Tag: Swamp Vervain (Verbena hastata)

  • Amethyst and Emerald

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    Swamp Vervain is an herbaceous perennial of the Verbena family.  It is native to Ontario, thriving in our province’s natural wetlands and wet meadows and along stream banks.   Juncos, Cardinals, and Sparrows eat the flower’s seeds and rabbits eat the leaves.  Amethyst and Emerald Where emerald reeds catch the breeze,And marshlands dip to muddy…