Verbascum bombyciferum — a medium houseplant
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Verbascum bombyciferum

Verbascum Bombyciferum

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Verbascum bombyciferum, called the giant silver mullein, Turkish mullein and Broussa mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Verbascum, native to Turkey, and introduced to California, Great Britain and Germany. It is considered a good plant to attract pollinators. With Verbascum chaixii it is a parent of the 'Pink Domino' cultivar, which has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Verbascum
Family
Scrophulariaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Broussa Mullein en Turkish mullein en Silver mullein
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Verbascum bombyciferum leaf
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Verbascum bombyciferum leaf
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Verbascum bombyciferum flower
PLATE 03 · flower
Verbascum bombyciferum bark
PLATE 04 · bark
Verbascum bombyciferum habit
PLATE 05 · habit
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