Verbascum blattaria
| Verbascum blattaria | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Mid Fall |
| Native to: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Verbascum blattaria (common name: moth mullein)
Propagation: Seed - sow late spring to early summer in a cold frame and only just cover the seed[1]. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 3 weeks. When they are large enough to handle, prick out the seedlings into individual pots and plant them out in late summer. The seed has a long viability[1].
Cultivation: An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most well-drained soils, including dry ones, and prefers a sunny position[2][1]. Dislikes shade[1].
Plants are hardy to about -20°c[2].
Hybridizes with other members of this genus, though the progeny are usually sterile.[1]
Range: Europe, including Britain, from the Netherlands south and east to N. Africa, west and central Asia.
Habitat: Waste places in damp ground. Rather rare and not persisting, it is possibly an introduced species[3].
Usage: The plant repels insects, it is used indoors to repel moths and cockroaches.[4]
Pollinators: Insects, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Royal Horticultural Society. The Garden Volume 113. Royal Horticultural Society, 1988.