Giant Silver Mullien (Verbascum Bombyciferum) - 1 Gallon Pot

Giant Silver Mullien (Verbascum Bombyciferum) - 1 Gallon Pot

$20.80
Sale price  $20.80 Regular price  $25.00
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 Giant Silver Mullien (Verbascum Bombyciferum) - 1 Gallon Pot

Giant Silver Mullien (Verbascum Bombyciferum) - 1 Gallon Pot

$20.80
Sale price  $20.80 Regular price  $25.00
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Description

Giant Silver Mullien
Verbascum bombyciferum


Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b (9?)  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Biennial/Perennial 
Height at Maturity:  Flower stalks up to 6'
Width at Maturity:  18-24" or more
Spacing:  Best as a specimen or 2.5 to 3' apart for some space between plants
Growth Habit / Form:  Clump / Rosette
Growth Rate:  Moderate to Fast
Flower Color:  Yellow
Flower Type:  Single, on tall spikes
Flower Size:  1-2", on tall spikes
Flowering Period:  Summer
Fragrant Flowers:  No
Foliage Color:  Silvery-Grey
Fragrant Foliage:  No
Berries:  No

Sun Needs:  Full to Mostly Sun
Water Needs:  Average, low when established
Soil Type:  Clay (amended), Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Drainage:  Moist But Well-Drained to Dry When Established
Soil pH:  6.0 - 7.0

Maintenance / Care:  Low
Attracts:  Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual attention
Resistances:  Deer, Drought, Heat, Insect, Poor Soil, Rabbits


Description

Giant Silver Mullein is an architectural plant that makes a bold statement in the garden....one simply can't miss it! The plant forms a rosette of very large silver-grey, felted leaves that are up to 2 feet in length. From this rosette rise tall, slender, felted, almost-white stalks adorned with pretty, sulfur-yellow flowers the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds will thank you for planting. A very attractive plant in the garden with color that brings out the best in other plants around it. 


Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing up to 6 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide, Giant Silver Mullien is ideal for use as a specimen or in small grouping in sunny perennial borders that have well-drained soil. Can also be grown in large pots. A fine addition to butterfly and pollinator gardens, rock gardens, Xeriscape gardens and silver or yellow theme gardens.


Growing Preferences

Giant Silver Mullien is very easy to grow in a moist to somewhat dry well-drained soil and full to mostly sun. We suggest at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. Well-drained soil is essential! The plant will not tolerate constantly soggy or wet soils. During the season, spent flower stalks can be removed to encourage more new stalks. Though not a long-lived perennial (maybe 3 years), if you leave a few flower stalks at the end of the season the plant will self sow. Seedlings that appear may be easily moved and can be thinned to about 2 to 3 feet apart. 

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