Species, Wild Verbascum, Moth Mullein

Verbascum blattaria

Family
Scrophulariaceae (skrof-yoo-larr-ee-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Verbascum (ver-BASK-um)
Species
blattaria (blat-TAR-ee-uh)
Synonym
Thapsus blattaria
Verbascum carduifolium
Verbascum rhinanthifolium
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Foliage
Evergreen
Velvet/Fuzzy
Height
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
Spacing
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Bloom Color
Pale Pink
Pale Yellow
White/Near White
Bloom Time
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Other Details
Category
Alpines and Rock Gardens
Biennials
Perennials
Water Requirements
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
Patent Information
Non-patented
Propagation Methods
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Seed Collecting
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Agoura Hills, California

NORTH FORK, California

Archer, Florida

Boise, Idaho

Flora, Indiana

Benton, Kentucky

Oakland, Maryland

Riverdale, Maryland

Eupora, Mississippi

Starkville, Mississippi

Hartsburg, Missouri

Helena, Montana

Vincentown, New Jersey

Elba, New York

Stilwell, Oklahoma

Scio, Oregon

Springfield, Oregon

Ebensburg, Pennsylvania

Springboro, Pennsylvania

Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

Fairview, Tennessee

Lenoir City, Tennessee

Bumpass, Virginia

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Gardener's Notes:

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2
neutrals
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J
Toronto, ON (Zone 6a) | August 2017 | neutral

Biennial wildflower, non-native. Its summer to fall flowers attract bees and butterflies. Good for cut flower. Self seeded freely so it ...Read More

M
Starkville, MS | May 2006 | positive

An incredibly hardy flower here in the alkaline clay soils of Zone 7. I've observed both yellow and white forms growing wild by the road...Read More

G
(Zone 5a) | January 2006 | positive

This is a very pretty little mullein that will grow all over the place if you let it. My information says that it is hardy in zones 4-9....Read More

B
B
Baa
| January 2003 | neutral

A biennial plant from Central and Southern Europe.

Has broadly lance shaped or oblong, deep green, wrinkled, toothed leave...Read More

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