orange mullein
Also known as: woolly mullein
A biennial with pointed, grey-green, hairy leaves producing an evergreen basal rosette up to 60cm across. A leafy flower spike, to 1.8m tall, produces large, closely-packed yellow blooms from early to late summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- orange mullein (Verbascum phlomoides)
- Genus
- Verbascum
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
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- Toxicity
- Annual Biennial
- Plant type
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Columnar upright
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of orange mullein
Distribution map
Europe to Central Asia
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of orange mullein
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orange mullein care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningRemove faded flower spikes
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in spring or early summer, or by root cuttings in winter
Growing
GrowingGrow in poor, alkaline, well-drained soil in full sun. A drought-tolerant plant, it grows large and needs support in fertile soils (see staking perennials)
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be subject to powdery mildews
Pests
May be attacked by mullein moth caterpillars and figwort weevil
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