Verbascum olympicum

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Verbascum olympicum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Verbascum olympicum, Boiss. Biennial, 3-5 ft. or more high, densely white-tomentose: lower lvs. usually 6 in. long, oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, entire, base attenuate; upper lvs. short-lanceolate, acute: panicles pyramidal, the racemes very long: lax; glomerules many-fld.: fls. rather large, about 1 in. across, bright yellow; calyx very tomentose, segms. long and narrowly linear-lanceolate; filaments white-bearded. Greece. G. 13: 669. Gn. 30, p. 213; 31, p. 125; 38, pp. 55, 66; 41, p. 555; 47, p. 147; 70, p. 91; 78, p. 436. Gng. 1:273. J.H. III.52:119. Gt. 31:1078. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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