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Scrophulariaceae
Wavyleaf mullein
Verbascum sinuatum
Also known as Verbascum sinuatum var. arnaizii, Wavy-leaved mullein, Thapsus sinuatum, Verbascum sinuatum
Native Plants · Mullein · Wildflower · Drought Tolerant · Mediterranean · Pollinator · Biennial · Yellow Flowers · Rocky Soil · Medicinal Herb
Wavyleaf mullein is a tough biennial-to-perennial wildflower that thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained, even poor or rocky soils. It requires very little watering once established and is an excellent choice for dry garden borders or naturalistic plantings. Its tall yellow flower spikes are a magnet for pollinators including bees and moths.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; allow soil to dry between waterings as plant tolerates dry conditions well · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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