General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches (to 36 inches when including flower spike)
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Fe (Iron)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 60ºF-68ºF
Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow at depth of seed.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Division
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Purple Mullein

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-12-09
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-12-09
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-12-09

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