Verbascum Snow Maiden Seeds - Mullein - Mullein

Verbascum x hybrida Snow Maiden, also known as Mullein, is a heavy blooming perennial. Its tall spikes, consisting of many small white flowers with yellow stamens, bloom all summer long, attracting butterflies and other foraging insects. Its velvety silvery foliage blends perfectly with the colours of its flowers, brightening dark areas. A must-have in cloister garden beds, it will allow you to create spectacular, oversize bouquets.

Most Verbascum have a slender, graceful look about them. Their base is composed of a rosette of large, elliptical, grey-green leaves, measuring about 30 cm long, that are downy in the case of the Snow Maiden variety. From this rosette, stems emerge which can grow up to 120 cm high. They end in a long spike, covered with small, 4 cm flowers with a corolla made up of five petals and five stamens, which do not all bloom at the same time, appearing in tiers. Their considerable height means that it sometimes requires staking, especially if the mullein is exposed to wind. It is a summer flower that thrives in well-drained soil and does not tolerate excessively wet soils in winter. On the other hand, it resists drought well and therefore prefers sunny locations, adapts to poor soils while tolerating partial shade. For possible repeat blooms in early autumn, you can cut down the stems whose spikes have wilted.

Mullein Snow Maiden is an incredible charmer. Its small yellow stamens bring hints of cream to the immaculate white shade of its many small flowers. And its velvety foliage softens its appearance even more. All of this allows it to blend perfectly in a silver or white coloured bed, in the company of white yarrow, pearly everlasting and sagebrush. It will also stand out very well against a dark or dark green background, such as provided by a hedge of cedar, laurel or purple beech. You can also let it brighten up a slope or a rather dry, uncultivated area of the garden that you have abandoned, where its light will shine brightest.