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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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EvergreenAnd semi evergreen annuals, perennials and subshrubs
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Full sun
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Additional Features
Good to knowUsually hairy, sometimes woolly plants with very short-stemmed flowers.
Pests & Diseasesmoth caterpillars, figwort weevil, powdery mildew.
Place of originEurope, northern Africa, western and central Asia -
Soil ConditionsAlkaline / Chalk lovingPoor well-drained soil
Buy Varieties of VERBASCUM
VERBASCUM chaixii 'Album'
white flowers with mauve centres
Gift-wrapping available
VERBASCUM 'Cotswold Beauty'
pale apricot-pink with purple centre
Gift-wrapping available
VERBASCUM 'Cotswold Queen'
soft yellow-brown with purple centre
Gift-wrapping available
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 olympicum
tall spikes of yellow flowers and grey woolly leaves. Monocarpic
Gift-wrapping available
VERBASCUM phoeniceum
shades of white, through pink to purple. Crinkly leaves
Gift-wrapping available
VERBASCUM 'Pink Domino'
deep rose-pink flowers
Gift-wrapping available
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