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Beginner
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0.35m
max. spread |
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0.4m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Verbascum 'Sugar Plum'
Other names: Mullein 'Sugar Plum'
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Genus: Verbascum
Variety or cultivar: 'Sugar Plum' _ 'Sugar Plum' is an erect perennial with a large rosette of grey-green, velvet leaves and ruffled, soft lavender flowers on erect spikes throughout summer. This is a dwarf variety.
Verbascum 'Sugar Plum' is: Deciduous
Flower: Pale-lavender in Summer
Foliage: Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer
Habit: Clump-forming, Upright
Verbascum 'Sugar Plum' (Mullein 'Sugar Plum') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.35m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Beds and borders, Gravel, Wildlife
Cultivation: Plant in alkaline, poor, well-drained soil in full sun. In more fertile soils, it grows large and needs support.
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Chalky, Loamy |
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Well-drained |
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| Soil pH: |
Alkaline |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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