Botanical Name: Common Names:
Verbascum phoeniceum Purple Mullein, Temptress Purple,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs Clumping, Upright
Description:
A hardy, herbaceous perennial with low growing dark green foliage. Late spring to early summer tall flower spikes appear covered in deep purple blooms. An attractive cottage plant looking great amongst mixed plantings and as border plant.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Mites, Powdery Mildew
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Scrophulariaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High, Medium / Moderate
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