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Verbascum blattaria

Verbascum blattaria

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitBiennial/Perennial
Growth—

An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most well-drained soils, including dry ones, and prefers a sunny position[1, 2]. Dislikes shade[2]. Plants are hardy to about -20°c[1]. Hybridizes with other members of this genus, though the progeny are usually sterile[2].

Propagation

Seed - sow late spring to early summer in a cold frame and only just cover the seed[2]. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 3 weeks. When they are large enough to handle, prick out the seedlings into individual pots and plant them out in late summer. The seed has a long viability[2]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Verbascum+blattaria>

Pollinators

Insects, Self

References

  1. [1]Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. — Phillips. R. & Rix. M. · Pan Books · 1991 · ISBN 0-330-30936-9 ↩︎Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc.
  2. [2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  3. [3]Flora of the British Isles. — Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. · Cambridge University Press · 1962 · ISBN - ↩︎A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
  4. [4]The Garden. Volume 113. — RHS. · Royal Horticultural Society · 1988 · ISBN - ↩︎Snippets of information from the magazine of the RHS, including details on Podophyllum, Canna and Protea species.