Verbascum phoeniceum violetta large container but easy and tolerant

but easy and tolerant

pure white flowers with golden centres

even early in the season when I was lucky enough to see them

the middle

Verbascum phoeniceum violetta large container but easy and tolerantA classic. Compact rosettes of crinkly, shiny leaves send up short spikes of deep purple violet flowers that bloom for weeks, a striking, long lived mullein for dry, sunny spots. Numerous shortish dividing spikes of dark purple violet flowers open over an extended period above crinkly shiny leaved rosettes. By far the darkest flowered mullein available, it is a long lived gem for the front of the border. Perfect in shingle and drought prone areas. In