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    VERBASCUM 'Cotswold Queen'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    VERBASCUM 'Cotswold Queen'

    Commonly known as Mullein

    Soft yellow-brown with purple centre
     
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    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant - insects
    • Pests & Diseases
      Moth caterpillars, figwort weevil, powdery mildew.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin
    • Evergreen
      Ovate to lance-shaped, wrinkled, grey-green leaves to 20cm (8in) long.
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
    • Saucer-shaped
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Coastal / windswept
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Spread
      30cm (12in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Erect perennial with unbranched spike 30-60cm (12-24in) long of flowers to 4cm (1½in) across.
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Alkaline / Chalk loving
      Poor, well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      1.2m (4ft)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        30cm (12in)
      		  
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