Verbascum phoenicium flush of white (Copy)

Description

Creamy yellow, soft lavender and peachy shades, with purple stamens.

This self seeding white strain benefits from cutting back to produce further flowering. Its  suited to middle of the border where the pastel colours stand out against the other perennials.

Flowering: Spring-Summer

Height: 60cm

Spread: 40cm

Further information:

Cut back dead flowering stems throughout the Summer to encourage new flowers. In Winter you can leave them on as they can be very attractive in the frosty weather and cut them back in early Spring

Common Name: mullein

Life Cycle: Perennial

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Foliage: oblanceolate / crenate

Basic Colour: ( Peach )

Flower Colour: Peach

Natural Flowering:  May – September

Winter Hardiness: Hardy

Height with Flowers: 50 – 70cm

Soil Requirements:  well-drained / average / moist

Soil ph:  alkaline / neutral

Location: border / cottage garden

Usage:  bee food plant / cut flowers

Pruning: cut back to ground after flowering or leave to set seed if late in season

Tolerates: drought tolerant / deer resistance

Origin: cultivar