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Verbascum bombyciferum
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Verbascum bombyciferum
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Verbascum bombyciferum


Giant Silver Mullein

 USDA Zone: 3-9

Plant number: 1.537.050


A bold, architectural plant, Silver Mullein is wonderful to use as a specimen. Plants form a large rosette of silvery-grey felted leaves in their first year, then send up tall stately spires of soft-yellow flowers through the second summer. Usually acts as a self-seeding biennial. Seedlings that appear may be easily moved while small, and in any case should be thinned to stand about two feet apart. Mulleins are most effective when used towards the front of the garden, surrounded by much lower plants. Drought tolerant once established.

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Verbascum bombyciferum


Optimal Growing
Conditions		 Appearance and
Characteristics
Sun Exposure
  Full Sun
Soil Type
  Normal or
  Sandy
Soil pH
  Neutral or
  Alkaline or
  Acid
Soil Moisture
  Dry
Care Level
  Easy 		Flower Colour
  Yellow
Blooming Time
  Early Summer
  Mid Summer
  Late Summer
Foliage Color
  Silver
Plant Uses & Characteristics
  Accent: Good Texture/Form
  Attracts Butterflies
  Attracts Hummingbirds
  Border
  Containers
  Cut Flower
  Deer Resistant
  Drought Tolerant
  Rabbit Resistant
  Massed
  Specimen
Height
   150-180 cm
   59-70 inches
Spread
   45-60 cm
   18-23 inches
Foot Traffic
   None
Growth Rate
   Fast