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Verbascum chaixii ‘Album’ (Nettle-Leaved Mullein)

White Nettle-Leaved Mullein, Verbascum chaixii var. Album

Verbascum Chaixii 'Album', White Nettle-Leaved Mullein, Verbascum Chaixii var. Album, White flowers, Architectural plants, Vertical Plants, Deer Tolerant perennials,

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.

Requirements

Hardiness 5 - 8
Heat Zones 5 - 9
Climate Zones 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Plant Type Perennials
Plant Family Scrophulariaceae
Genus Verbascum
Common names Mullein
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Height 2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Spread 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spacing 12" - 18" (30cm - 50cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Chalk, Loam
Soil pH Alkaline
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Showy, Semi-Evergreen
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil, Rabbit
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
Garden Uses Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Gravel and Rock Garden, Prairie and Meadow
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Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ (Mullein)
Verbascum thapsus (Common Mullein)
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Verbascum ‘Plum Smokey’ (Mullein)
Verbascum ‘Gold Nugget’ (Mullein)

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Requirements

Hardiness 5 - 8
Heat Zones 5 - 9
Climate Zones 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Plant Type Perennials
Plant Family Scrophulariaceae
Genus Verbascum
Common names Mullein
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Height 2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Spread 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spacing 12" - 18" (30cm - 50cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Chalk, Loam
Soil pH Alkaline
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Showy, Semi-Evergreen
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil, Rabbit
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
Garden Uses Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Gravel and Rock Garden, Prairie and Meadow
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