Verbascum chaixii Album (Nettle-Leaved Mullein)

Elegantly rising from a handsome rosette of gray-green leaves, Verbascum chaixii 'Album' (Nettle-Leaved Mullein), is a short-lived, semi-evergreen perennial with graceful spikes smothered with abundant white flowers adorned with purple hearts and orange eyes over a long flowering period extending from late spring to late summer with possible fall rebloom. Easy to please, this hardy perennial makes a majestic statement in the garden!

• Verbascum chaixii 'Album' is a tough and reliable variety of Mullein, which grows up to 3 ft. tall (90 cm) and 12-18 in. wide (30-45 cm).
• Performs best in full sun in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils. It is not fussy about soils and tolerates poor soils, but good drainage is essential. Plants grown in fertile soils grow taller and may require staking.
• Drought tolerant and deer resistant, it is fairly pest and disease free. Watch, however, for caterpillars, figwort weevil and powdery mildew.
• Verbascum chaixii provides a lovely vertical accent in the garden. Very useful and adaptable, it is well suited for borders and beds, gravel gardens, cottage gardens and wildlife gardens. Excellent as cut flowers too!
• Remove spent flower spikes before seed sets to promote further blooms and to avoid undesired self-seeding in the garden. May be propagated by root cuttings in late winter to early spring.