Verbascum phoeniceum - Flush of White. Aka: mullein, beggars blanket, old man's flannel, white bride. Showy is an understatement for these hardy perennials. Large beautiful pure white open-faced flowers with long hairy yellow stamens, sitting on 3 foot tall stems hovering over a thick hairy silver-gray rosette of leaves is surely an eye catcher. This beauty will bloom the first year from May to July if sown early enough, but it's also a self sower if not deadheaded. It's a gorgeous plant that does well in poor soil and tolerates heat, deer and drought. Hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and other pollinators will frequent. This Verbascum has medicinal properties when the leaves are cooked in water to brew teas, but it will be toxic if used in excess. I read In England, the very poor used to put the thick leaves into their shoes for warmth.
 
          30+  seed  per pack     
 
Planting Zone: 5 – 8
 
Full Sun / partial shade in warmer climates
 
Height: 2 feet to 3 feet
 
Width: 16 inches to 18 inches
 
Attracts  Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees and beneficial insects
 
Drought tolerant
 
Decorative seed heads
 
Does well in containers
 
Used dried in potpourri mixtures
 
Medicinal
 
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