Hoary Vervain blue feather They need nectar throughout most

They need nectar throughout most of the year

they take on a beautiful bronze hue

including clay

the Texas firecracker may die back to its roots in colder areas during winter

Hoary Vervain blue feather They need nectar throughout mostVerbena stricta Commonly known as Hoary Verbena, Hoary Vervain, Tall Vervain, and Woolly Verbena. A vigorous, clump forming perennial that gets its common name from the white pubescence on its gray green leaves and stems. It typically occurs in prairies, glades, thickets, fields, waste ground and along railroads and roadsides. It grows in a narrow clump to 2 4 tall and features blue purple flowers (to 1 2 long) in narrow, upright, pencil like,