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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
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Evergreen
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Semi-evergreenKeeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
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BorderSuitable for a shrub or mixed border
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Coastal / windswept
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Cottage garden
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Town garden
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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.
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