Verbascum 'Temptress Purple'
Mullein 'Temptress Purple', Verbascum phoeniceum 'Temptress Purple', Purple mullein 'Temptress Purple'
Verbascum Verbascum
'Temptress Purple' _ 'Temptress Purple' is a rosette-forming biennial or semi-evergreen, short-lived perennial with ovate, hairy, wrinkled, dark green leaves, and upright stems bearing racemes of purple flowers in late spring and throughout summer.
Verbascum 'Temptress Purple' is: Semi evergreen
Erect flower stem, Rosette, Upright
Purple in Spring; Purple in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Caterpillars , Figwort weevils Caterpillars , Figwort weevils
Powdery mildew Powdery mildew
Remove faded flower spikes.
Root cuttings
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Verbascum 'Temptress Purple' (Mullein 'Temptress Purple') will reach a height of 0.75m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Beds and borders, Gravel, Wildlife
Plant in poor, alkaline, well-drained soil in full sun. In more fertile soils, it grows large and needs support.
Chalky, Loamy
Well-drained
Alkaline
Full Sun
South
Exposed
Hardy (H4)
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Verbascum 'Temptress Purple'
Mullein 'Temptress Purple', Verbascum phoeniceum 'Temptress Purple', Purple mullein 'Temptress Purple'
Verbascum Verbascum
'Temptress Purple' _ 'Temptress Purple' is a rosette-forming biennial or semi-evergreen, short-lived perennial with ovate, hairy, wrinkled, dark green leaves, and upright stems bearing racemes of purple flowers in late spring and throughout summer.
Garden origin
Semi evergreen
Erect flower stem, Rosette, Upright
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Purple in Spring; Purple in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Caterpillars , Figwort weevils
Remove faded flower spikes.
Root cuttings
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Verbascum 'Temptress Purple' (Mullein 'Temptress Purple') will reach a height of 0.75m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Beds and borders, Gravel, Wildlife
Plant in poor, alkaline, well-drained soil in full sun. In more fertile soils, it grows large and needs support.
Chalky, Loamy
Well-drained
Alkaline
Full Sun
South
Exposed
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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Soil types: | Chalky, Loamy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Alkaline | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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