General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 5-6 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Pubescent, silvery-gray
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Fe (Iron)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Other: Readily self seeds
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Turkish Mullein
  • Silver Mullein
  • Mullein

Photo Gallery
Location: Nosterfield Nature Reserve North Yorkshire
Date: 2019-07-11
Mullein moth caterpillar on verbascum stem
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-05-21
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-04-02
Receives full sun nearly all day
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-05-15
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-05-30
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-07-14
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-05-21

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