Verbascum thapsus

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Verbascum thapsus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Verbascum thapsus, Linn. (V. Blattaria, J. A. Schmidt, not Linn. V. giganteum, Willk. V. Schraderi, Mey.). Common Mullein. Fig. 3909. Biennial, 2-6 ft. high, densely yellowish tomentose: radical lvs. oblong, crenulate, petioled; cauline lvs. decurrent from lf. to lf.: fls. yellow, fascicles forming spike; calyx tomentose, lobes lanceolate; corolla small, concave. Eu., especially N. and Cent., and Cent. Asia, also naturalized in N. Amer. Gn. 28, p. 148—A familiar weed in woods and uncultivated fields. Hybridizes very readily with other species. There is also a white form of the species. This plant varies considerably in the color and size of its fls., the denseness of its infl., and probably occurs under several trade names in Eu. A first-year rosette in a pot makes an attractive plant (Fig. 3909). 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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