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    VERBASCUM

    Commonly known as Mullein

    All Flower MAY-JUN

    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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    • Good to know
      Usually hairy, sometimes woolly plants with very short-stemmed flowers.
    • Place of origin
      Europe, northern Africa, western and central Asia
    • Evergreen
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
    • Border
      Suitable for a shrub or mixed border
    • Coastal / windswept
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
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    Varieties

    VERBASCUM chaixii 'Album'
    White flowers with mauve centres
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
    VERBASCUM 'Cotswold Beauty'
    Mullein
    Pale apricot-pink with purple centre
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    VERBASCUM 'Cotswold Queen'
    Soft yellow-brown with purple centre
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
    VERBASCUM 'Firedance'
    Fiery red
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    VERBASCUM 'Helen Johnson'
    Saucer-shaped light pinkish-brown flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    VERBASCUM 'Kynaston'
    Mullein
    White flowers with orange eye
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
    VERBASCUM 'Merlin'
    Pale purple-pink with a brown centre
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50 £10.80
    VERBASCUM phoeniceum
    Shades of white, through pink to purple. Crinkly leaves
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £13.50 £10.80
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    VERBASCUM 'Pink Domino'
    Deep rose-pink flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50 £10.80

    Useful extras...

    Garden Goodies
    Natural garden twine, 500 grams, 350 metres. Ideal in the garden or the home.
    Small
    £5.00
    Large
    £10.00
    Vermin & Pest Control
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
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