Moth Mullein (Verbascum blattaria)

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Biennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Plant Height:	up to 5 feet
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	White Yellow
Flower Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall Fall
Uses:	Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator:	K (Potassium) Mg (Magnesium) S (Sulfur) Fe (Iron)
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds:	Self fertile Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ
Pollinators:	Self Various insects

Common names

Moth Mullein

Botanical names

Accepted: Verbascum blattaria
Synonym: Verbascum blattaria f. albiflorum

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Comments:

Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Nov 25, 2011 10:51 PM concerning plant:

Habitat - pastures, fields, roadsides, and disturbed sites.
2 theories about the name co-exist; one says, because the flower attracts moths; the other one might see a moth in the flower...

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Posted by wcgypsy (Northern California) on Oct 25, 2015 6:43 PM concerning plant:

I find the stems with the seed heads to be quite decorative and sturdy, suitable for gathering as a "woody" bouquet, or as a vertical element in arrangements.

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