Vervain, European (Verbena officinalis) seeds, organic
$3.95 – $10.00
Family: Vervain (Verbenaceae)
Hardy to Zones 4 to 8
(European Vervain, Herb of the Cross, Prostrate Verbena) Light blue to white flowered herbaceous perennial. Native to Europe and the Mediterranean. The plant tends to make a dense crown that can even become a ground cover in some instances. Eventually gives rise to stems like spires that bear the flowers giving way to a studded patterning of seeds. Traditional usage (TWM): astringent, antispasmodic and fever reducing agent. It is also a druidic altar plant, and is believed to exert a protective energy to the garden, the gardener, and the space all around. Plant prefers sun and moist, well-drained soil. Best to sow outdoors in very early spring, or give 2 weeks of cold, moist refrigeration (mix seed with moist sand, peat or coir in a bag in the fridge), then sow on surface, barely cover with soil, tamp well and keep cool and evenly moist until germ. Space plants 2 feet apart.
Packet contains 50 seeds
1 g contains ~2,000 seeds
Certified Organically Grown
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Admin Richo Cech –
I had one of these volunteer in the gravel outside my downtown greenhouse and considered it a good sign. The blessings were palpable. Another one appeared directly on the center axis of the demo garden and grew very large. Nobody planted it there.
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Barbara –
Im wondering what it would take to grow this in Costa Rica? zone 10 and up… Im thinking in a pot.. Is the medicinal value good on the first year?
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Richo Cech –
these are woody and drought tolerant and plants like that usually have good tropical affinity
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Barbara –
Is there much medicinal difference between Hastada and Officinalis? Would it matter if they were tinctured together ?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Barbara, I personally think this is a good idea, a “vervain mix” as it were. They’re both highly respected bitters and febrifuges to their own lineages. Richo
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