Verbascum chaixii 'Album'
mullein
Bold spires of saucer-shaped, white flowers with mauve centres from May to August. One of the most reliable and long-flowering varieties of verbascum. Seeds sown in a cold frame in late spring or early summer produce rosettes of hairy, mid-green leaves and flowers the following year. Perfect for a sunny border.
How to care for Verbascum chaixii Album:
Grow in full sun and very free-draining soil, improving heavy ground with grit if needed. Water sparingly once established, as it is more tolerant of dry conditions but short lived.
Remove spent stems after flowering to keep plants tidy, but allow some to set seed to maintain future displays, and avoid cutting back rosettes until spring.
Mullein moth caterpillars can be a problem, so pick off the insects in early June as soon as they appear. Remove faded flower spikes if you do not want them to self-seed.
Remove spent stems after flowering to keep plants tidy, but allow some to set seed to maintain future displays, and avoid cutting back rosettes until spring.
Mullein moth caterpillars can be a problem, so pick off the insects in early June as soon as they appear. Remove faded flower spikes if you do not want them to self-seed.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
0.9m
Eventual spread:
0.45m
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Average
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
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This perennial is semi-evergreen so it can lose some of its leaves in winter. In colder regions or more exposed gardens, it may lose them all, but then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
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