Purple Mullein Seeds

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Number of Seeds per Pack: 25

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Purple Mullein Seeds

The Purple Mullein is a beautiful, unique and easy to grow variety of verbascum. Known for its showy purple flowers, this is a great addition to any cottage or backyard flower garden

Purple Mullein is a biennial or short-lived perennial species and is one of the earliest mulleins to bloom. Its showy blossoms of dark-purple, violet, pink, or white open along slender 3-foot spires for about two weeks in early summer. Its shiny dark green leaves are ground-hugging and evergreen. Purple Mullein is shorter than other mulleins making it well suited for smaller gardens.

Purple Mullein has naturalized in some regions of the U.S.

Also available:
Great Mullein Seeds
Dried Mullein Leaf

Additional Details

Family: Scrophulariaceae (skrof-yoo-larr-ee-AY-see-ee)
Genus: Verbascum (ver-BASK-um)
Species: phoeniceum (feen-ih-KEE-um)
AKA:
Category: Biennials, Herbs
Height: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Spacing: 15-18 in. (38-45 cm))
Germination Time: 2 to 3 weeks
Days to Maturity: 6 to 10 weeks
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Pink, Purple, White/near White
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer, Mid Summer
Foliage: Herbaceous
Soil Requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic), 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral), 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall. From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse. From seed; sow indoors before last frost. From seed; direct sow after last frost
Other Details: An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most well-drained soils, including dry ones, and prefers a sunny position. Dislikes shade and wet soils. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds. Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping.