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VERBASCUM
Commonly known as Mullein
Statuesque wildlife plants with a long history of use as a herbal remedy.
Genus of 360 species, most of which are biennials, with a few annuals, perennials and subshrubs, some semi-evergreen or evergreen.
They are found mainly on dry, stony hillsides, wasteland and in open woodland in Europe, northern Africa and western and central Asia.
Natives are V. nigrum, dark mullein, uncommon and found on calcareous soils and V. thapsus, Aaron's rod, common on sunny banks and waste places.
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Semi-evergreenKeeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.Basal rosettes of hairy, grey-green leaves
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Height1-1.5m (3-5ft)
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SpreadTo 50cm (20in)
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HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.Short-lived perennial with spikes of flowers to 50cm (20in) long of saucer-shaped flowers to 3cm (1¼in) across
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Hardy - average winterHardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
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Full sun
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowWildlife plant - bees, butterflies and other insectsPests & DiseasesMoth caterpillars, figwort weevil, powdery mildew.Place of originGarden origin
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HardinessFrost hardy (down to -5)
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Soil ConditionsAlkaline / Chalk lovingPoor, well-drained soil.
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1-1.5m (3-5ft)
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Buy Varieties of VERBASCUM
VERBASCUM chaixii 'Album'
white flowers with mauve centres
VERBASCUM 'Cotswold Beauty'
pale apricot-pink with purple centre
VERBASCUM 'Cotswold Queen'
soft yellow-brown with purple centre
VERBASCUM 'Firedance'
fiery red
VERBASCUM 'Helen Johnson'
saucer-shaped light pinkish-brown flowers
VERBASCUM 'June Johnson'
grey-green leaves and pale peachy-pink flowers with a purple eye
VERBASCUM 'Kynaston'
white flowers with orange eye
VERBASCUM 'Merlin'
pale purple-pink with a brown centre
VERBASCUM olympicum
tall spikes of yellow flowers and grey woolly leaves. Monocarpic
VERBASCUM phoeniceum
shades of white, through pink to purple. Crinkly leaves
VERBASCUM 'Pink Domino'
deep rose-pink flowers
VERBASCUM 'Royalty'
spikes of red-purple flowers from late spring through summer.