Verbascum chaixii 'Wedding Candles'
Family - Scrophulariaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - 90cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The House Border
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with an upright, columnar habit. The woolly, grey-green leaves are oblong to ovate in shape and are held in large, basal rosettes. Smaller leaves are produced up the flowering stems. Abundant, white, saucer-shaped flowers, each with a purple centre, are produced in upright, branching panicles through the summer. The panicles become more branched as the plant ages. The Blooms are attractive to bees and butterflies.
Flower:
White, saucer-shaped flowers are held in branched panicles from June into August. Each flower has a central cluster of stamens comprised of orange, hairy filaments and bright orange anthers.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers in panicles
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Large, oblong to ovate leaves are grey-green and woolly. The largest leaves are held in striking, basal rosettes and smaller leaves are Alternately arranged up the flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen
Foliage Shape: Oblong to ovate
Propagation:
Root cuttings, division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in well drained soil. The plants may require staking in rich garden soil.