Verbascum thapsus
An erect biennial forming a rosette of very large, furry-textured, grey-green leaves in its first year followed in the second by tall spikes bearing numerous, saucer-shaped, yellow flowers.
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- Aspect: East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure: Sheltered
- Family: Scrophulariaceae
- Flower Colour : Yellow
- Flower Season: Summer
- Foliage: Deciduous
- Habit : Clump-forming
- Hardiness : H6 (Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe) -20 to -15C
- Moisture: Well-drained
- pH: Alkaline
- Season of Interest : Summer
- Soil: Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Sunlight: Full Sun
- Tags: Plants for Pollinators
- Height : 200cm
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An erect biennial forming a rosette of very large, furry-textured, grey-green leaves in its first year followed in the second by tall spikes bearing numerous, saucer-shaped, yellow flowers.
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