trefle.io · Taken Sep 9, 2021 by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Scrophulariaceae
Dark mullein
Verbascum nigrum
Also known as Black mullein, Dark-flowered mullein, Mullein, Lychnitis nigra
Native Plants · Mullein · Verbascum · Cottage Garden · Wildlife · Perennial · Medicinal Herb · Wildflower · Border Plant · Drought Hardy · European Native
Dark mullein is a hardy perennial that thrives in well-drained soil with partial shade to full sun and minimal watering once established. Its tall flower spikes add dramatic vertical interest to cottage and wildlife gardens. Deadhead spent flowers to prevent excessive self-seeding and tidy the plant.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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