This verbascum is either bienniel or a short lived perennial. Verbascum thapsus also grows wild here. I have a wildflower area where I allow one or two plants each year (and weed out several others). It is a most impressive plant! I misspoke above- I don't have Ligularia in that bed, but was thinking Lysimachia instead. I don't think any of the lysimachia shows in the photo. I do love Ligularia and have grown them at my previous garden, but I find them to be too moisture loving to prosper as well here.
