Great Mullein ‘Verbascum thapsus’

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Also known as Common or Great Mullein. Plant covered with thick white wool. Flowers in a dense yellow spike. Likes Open, dry, sunny places. It is a hairy biennial plant that can grow to 2 m tall or more. Its small, yellow flowers are densely grouped on a tall stem, which grows from a large rosette of leaves.

It grows in a wide variety of habitats, but prefers well-lit, disturbed soils, where it can appear soon after the ground receives light, from long-lived seeds that persist in the soil seed bank. Generally requires winter dormancy before it can flower. Also known as Common Mullein.

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Additional information

Sun Preference

Sun either Partial or Full

Soil Preference

Most Soils OK

Suitable for

Likes open, dry, sunny spaces.

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies and other insects.

Flowering season

June – August

Flowering colour

Yellow

Eventual height

60cm-120cm

Delivery

Plants – expected delivery within 7-10 days when in stock, Seeds – expected delivery within 4-7 days when in stock

Species Type

Perennial