1000 Mullein Seeds - Verbascum thapsus

Common Name: common mullein  Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Scrophulariaceae Native Range: Europe, Asia Zone: 3 to 9 Height: 2.00 to 7.00 feet Spread: 1.50 to 2.50 feet Bloom Time: June to September Bloom Description: Yellow Sun: Full sun Water: Dry to medium Maintenance: Medium Suggested Use: Naturalize Flower: Showy Tolerate: Drought, Dry Soil Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia. It is a hairy biennial plant that can grow to 2 m tall or more. Its small, yellow flowers are densely grouped on a tall stem, which grows from a large rosette of leaves. It grows in a wide variety of habitats, but prefers well-lit, disturbed soils, where it can appear soon after the ground receives light, from long-lived seeds that persist in the soil seed bank. It is a common weedy plant that spreads by prolifically producing seeds, but it rarely becomes aggressively inva