Verbascum chaixii White Domino - Mullein

Verbascum 'White Domino', also known as Hybrid Mullein or White Mullein, is a tall, graceful, floriferous and undemanding herbaceous perennial. In summer, it produces tall, beautiful spikes of numerous small pure white flowers with purple stamens, above grey-green, hairy, opulent and semi-evergreen rosettes of foliage. It will grow quickly and upright, generous even in partial shade and full of elegance and lightness. Irreplaceable in romantic and slightly wild flowerbeds in poor soils.

Hybrid Mullein 'White Domino' belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family. It is a hybrid, resulting from cross-breeding of Verbascum chaixii native to central and southern Europe, the Caucasus, and Armenia, among others. This plant reaches a height of 1m (3ft), more in fertile soil, at the expense of its stability. Its growth is rapid and it will reach its final size in one month. This perennial has a rosette from which long branching floral stems emerge. The flowering period is from June to August, with pyramidal spikes 70 cm (28in) high, composed of cup-shaped 3 cm (1in), white flowers tightly packed together, opening here and there along the spike. The rosettes have ovate to elliptical, undulate, dark grey-green, velvety leaves, 20 cm (8in) long. This mullein is a bee-friendly perennial, often grown as a biennial as it is not very long-lived, but readily self-seeds in light soil.

Verbascum 'White Domino' seems to tolerate partially shaded exposures well, although it prefers the sun. This robust plant will tolerate drought and ordinary, even poor soil, but will be more floriferous in not too poor, clayey and chalky, very well-drained soil. This Verbascum will bring elegance and lightness to flowerbeds. With its volume and height, it will find a place in the back of a flowerbed or grouped in a border. It will also fit well in a wild garden due to its rustic appearance, or a romantic garden. You can plant it in a pot on the terrace to fully enjoy its splendid flowers. Its tall flower spikes will make wonderful summer bouquets. It will be the perfect companion in mixed perennial borders, with shrub or climbing roses, delphiniums, or ornamental grasses, and you can also plant it with other Mulleins.