Description
Common Name: Dwarf Hybrid Mullein ‘Dark Eyes’, pp16986
A refined cousin to the common roadside mullein, this is a showy and compact selection for the well-drained sunny border. Grey-green leaves are held in a low rosette, bearing upright spikes with delicate blooms of creamy yellow with a contrasting maroon eye. Plants flower over a long period, and the spikes are excellent for cutting. Remove faded bloom spikes to encourage more buds. Attractive to butterflies. Hybrid Mulleins can sometimes literally bloom themselves to death: to help prevent this, cut plants back to 3 inches in early September to force new vegetative growth at the base.
The genus Verbascum consists of attractive summer blooming plants for the sunny border. Plants need well-drained soil and are very heat tolerant.
Photos courtesy of TERRA NOVA® Nurseries
Size: 3.0″ Potted Plant
Height: 12.0-14.0″
Spread: 8.0-12.0″
Flower Description:
Light Requirement: Full Sun.
Soil Type:
Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9,10
Attributes: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Bees, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Showy Flower, Compact, Long Bloom, Rebloomer, Drought Tolerant, Cut Flower, Heat Tolerant
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