Southern Charm Mullein
Verbascum 'Southern Charm'
A lovely variety featuring graceful spikes of creamy rose blooms with fuzzy plum stamens, rising from a mound of large leaves; perfect for borders and containers; deadheading encourages new blooms, but leave some flower spikes for re-seeding if desired
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Landscape Qualities
Southern Charm Mullein is an herbaceous perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.
Ornamental Qualities
Southern Charm Mullein has masses of beautiful spikes of creamy white flowers with rose overtones and plum purple eyes rising above the foliage from mid to late spring | which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its oval leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
Southern Charm Mullein will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity extending to 3 feet tall with the flowers | with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 18 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground | not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate | and tends to be biennial | meaning that it puts on vegetative growth the first year | flowers the second | and then dies. However | this variety tends to self-seed and will thereby endure for years in the garden if allowed | although because it is a hybrid | the seedlings may not come true to type. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil | and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant | and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil pH | but grows best in poor soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by cuttings; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level dry to average
18" (3' with flowers)Hx24"W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are cream & rose
Flowers from mid to late spring
Zone 5a
Known to be safe
Likes well drained soil