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Verbascum Mix
A butterfly favorite!
A blend of whimsy and formal grace. Dress up
your borders with airy white, pink, red or purple
flower clusters above dark green mounds of
foliage. Free-flowering mix perpetuates itself by
self-seeding. Spreads 12-15" wide.
Light: Full
sun to partial shade
Blooms: Late spring to frost
Height: 24-30"
Zones: 4-8
Size: Potted
Deer Resistant
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| Botanical Name: |
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Verbascum phoeniceum mix |
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| Form: |
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Short lived herbaceous perennial |
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| Sun Exposure: |
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Partial Shade/Full Sun |
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| Height/Habit: |
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24" - 30" tall, vertical plants. |
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| Spread: |
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12" - 15" |
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| Spacing: |
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12" - 15" |
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| Hardiness Zone: |
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4 - 8 (-30 degrees F) |
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| Foliage Type: |
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10" - 12" long & up to 4" wide, forming a basal rosette of oblong, toothed, glabrous foliage that is hairy beneath. Dark green. |
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| Flower Form: |
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4 petaled single, 1/2 - 3/4" cups, clusters along the top 1/3 of the stems. |
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| Flower Color: |
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A mix containing white, pink, red and purple. |
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| Flowering Date: |
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From late spring until a killing frost in fall. |
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| Planting Requirements: |
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Set at the same level it is at in the container, firm and water in well. |
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| Soil Requirements: |
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Well drained, moisture retentive. Won't tolerate wet conditions. |
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| Growth Rate: |
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Moderate to fast. |
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| Unique Characteristics: |
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Colorful racemes of flowers dotted and speckled through a border add bright glimpses of the many hues this mix contains. It has a light airy quality to it that is perfect to intervene amongst some of the heavier varieties that can become oppressive without these light touches. Easy and free flowering, a short lived perennial that will perpetuate itself by self sown seed. |
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| Pruning: |
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Only to remove spent flower stems. |
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| Time of Pruning: |
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After flowering |
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