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dark mullein

Verbascum nigrum

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Verbascum
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Common Names: black-rooted mullein, tall mullein

About this plant

V. nigrum is an ornamental biennial or short-lived perennial. Its dark green leaves are hairy and make basal clumps out of which rise slender columns of warm yellow flowers with purple stamens at their centres. Flowering continues from early summer to early autumn

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Usually found on calcareous, free-draining sites or disturbed ground. Mulleins are beneficial to wildlife as a pollen and nectar source when in flower, seeds are a food source for birds and in winter hollow stems act as a refuge for insects

Pruning

None required

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Pests

May be attacked by mullein moth

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Banks SlopesWildflower Meadow

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years