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On sunny days, they dined on strands of purpletop vervain, an annual plant that magically returned in other parts of the garden this year, its seeds carried by the wind.

Butterflies are important pollinators of native plants and for many plant species and genera—for example, flame azaleas and mock vervains—butterflies are the only, or almost only, pollinators.

For the fever we put ice on his face and chest; for the pain we gave him lobelia, blue vervain and skullcap.

The old woman poured steaming water from the kettle over a few pinches of blue vervain and chamomile, then put the mug of herbal tea into Claire’s hands.

Now this Verbena hastata, or blue vervain, leaned against my shoulder, dangling long tassels of seeds that the juncos love to eat.