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Nettle-leaf mullein

Verbascum chaixii

Also called Nettle Leaved Mullein

Nettle-leaf mullein
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nettle-leaved mullein is a perennial species from southern Europe, grown for its woolly rosettes and tall spikes of yellow flowers that attract pollinators. It is easy to grow in full sun and well-drained soil, and it tolerates dry conditions.

Family
Scrophulariaceae (Scrophulari family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, average to poor soil; sandy or gritty mix is ideal.
Temperature
Hardy to around -15 °C; protect from prolonged waterlogging in cold, wet winters.
How easy
Easy
Native range
C. & S. Europe to Xinjiang
Climate
temperate

About

Verbascum chaixii, the nettle-leaved mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Verbascum, native to Spain, France, Italy (including Sicily), the former Yugoslavia, and Greece. It is considered a good plant to attract pollinators. With Verbascum bombyciferum it is a parent of the 'Pink Domino' cultivar, which has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Verbascum plants

Moth Mullein · Broussa Mullein · Verbascum dumulosum · Verbascum epixanthinum · Olympic mullein · Orange Mullein · Hoary Mullein · Wavyleaf mullein · Showy mullein · Great Mullein · Mullein

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Verbascum chaixii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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