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Verbascum
Also called Mulleins
Verbascum is a genus of over 450 species of tall flowering plants, mostly biennial or perennial, known as mullein. Most commonly grown ones are sun-loving garden perennials valued for their tall spires and long flowering in dry soil.
Verbascum is a genus of over 450 species of flowering plants, common name mullein (), in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. They are native to Europe, Africa and Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean.
Mullein or "mullein leaf" often refers to the leaves of Verbascum thapsus, the great or common mullein, which is frequently used in herbal medicine.
In gardening and landscaping, the mulleins are valued for their tall narrow stature and for flowering over a long period of time, even in dry soils.
These cultivars have received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:
Moth Mullein · Broussa Mullein · Nettle-leaf mullein · Verbascum dumulosum · Verbascum epixanthinum · Olympic mullein · Orange Mullein · Hoary Mullein · Wavyleaf mullein · Showy mullein · Great Mullein
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
