Verbascum epixanthinum
At the Jardin des plantes de Paris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Verbascum
Species:
V. epixanthinum
Binomial name
Verbascum epixanthinum
Synonyms[2]
  • Verbascum adenotrichum Halácsy
  • Verbascum agrimonioides Degen & Borbás ex Formánek
  • Verbascum parnassicum Halácsy

Verbascum epixanthinum, the yellow mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariacee, native to Greece.[2] Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, it is an erect herbaceous perennial with grey-green leaves, and dense 70 cm (28 in) spikes of yellow flowers in summer. Though perennial, it may be short-lived.

It has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is hardy, but requires a sheltered position in full sun. It is also considered by the RHS to be a good plant to attract pollinators.[3]

References

  1. ↑ P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 39 (1846)
  2. 1 2 "Verbascum epixanthinum Boiss. & Heldr". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Verbascum epixanthinum yellow mullein". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 20 March 2021.


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