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VERBASCUM 'Pink Domino'
Commonly known as Mullein
Deep rose-pink flowers
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Semi-evergreen - Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well. - ovate to lance-shaped, wrinkled, dark purplish green leaves 20cm (8in) long
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Shades of pink - All shades of pink through to Carmine (red) - lilac-pink
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Height - 1.2m (4ft)
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Spread - 30cm (12in)
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Herbaceous - Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch. - rosette-forming perennial. Produces flowers in erect branchless spikes 70cm (28in) long from early to late summer.
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Hardy - very cold winter - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
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Full sun
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Additional Features - Good to know - - wildlife plant - insects
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Pests & Diseases - moth caterpillars, figwort weevil, powdery mildew.
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Place of origin - garden origin.
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Flower Shape - Saucer-shaped - - 3cm (1¼in) across
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Seasonal Interest - Spring -
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Summer
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Soil Conditions - Alkaline / Chalk loving -
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Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil - poor soil
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Wildlife - Bee friendly -
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Rabbit Resistant
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1.2m (4ft)
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