SEED AVAILABLE:
- Sow 5 weeks before last frost
- Easy warm germinator
- 7-30 days to germinate
- 50 seeds
PLANT PROFILE:
Biennial
Zone: 5-10
Height: 2+ m. (7+ ft)
Spread: 75 cm (2.5 ft)
Flower: Candelabra of a tall main, fuzzy white spike with shorter side spikes grows quickly in second year to bloom yellow, mid summer into fall
Foliage: Velvety grey-light green basal leaves in giant rosette 1-3 ft wide
Light: Full sun
Water: Little to none
Soil: Average to sandy, well-drained
Garden site: Dramatic accent plant
Verbascum bombyciferum (Turkish mullein)
C$5.00Price
Pollinated by insects. Many traditional medicinal uses. If happy, will self-sow.
