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Verbascum olympicum |
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| | Starting along the main stalk... |
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| | ...proceeding to the branch stems |
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| Common name |
mullein |
| Family |
scrophulariaceae |
| Life cycle |
biennial (Z5-10) |
| Flowers |
yellow (summer) |
| Size |
to 8' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained soil; drought-tolerant |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature with exposure to light
detailed seed-starting info below
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Tall biennial, native to Greece. It forms a sizeable rosette of woolly-gray-green leaves by the spring of its second year, from which it sends up bold plumes of yellow flowers on branched stems.
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Alas, an early-summer thunderstorm muscled our plant to a horizontal position. Since I planted it in the back of a border, expecting it to be tall and upright, it's rather difficult to admire its branched inflorescence in this state. So it goes in the garden sometimes...
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Verbascum olympicum
- Seed from '11 trade. Baggy 70F with light (100%G, 4-10d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F with light (96%G, 5-8d)
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