Verbascum 'Cherry Helen'
mullein
- 9cm pot
- £11.04 £12.99
- available to order from spring
- 3 × 9cm pots
- £25.49 £29.99 £8.50 each
- available to order from spring
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- Standard £5.99
- Position: full sun
- Soil: poor, well-drained, alkaline soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: July to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy (but short-lived)
An award winning variety, producing tall stems covered in intense wine-red florets above rosettes of deep green leaves. Perfect for the middle of a sunny border or cottage garden, it prefers poor, well-drained, alkaline soils.
Garden care:
Plant in full sun or light shade in well-drained soil, spacing plants to allow good airflow. Water regularly while establishing, then only during prolonged dry spells, as they dislike wet, winter ground conditions.
Deadhead spent flower stems promptly to encourage repeat flowering, and leave the basal rosette intact over winter, tidying back in spring when new growth appears.
Mullein moth caterpillars can be a problem, so pick off the insects in early June as soon as they appear. Remove faded flower spikes if you do not want them to self-seed.
Deadhead spent flower stems promptly to encourage repeat flowering, and leave the basal rosette intact over winter, tidying back in spring when new growth appears.
Mullein moth caterpillars can be a problem, so pick off the insects in early June as soon as they appear. Remove faded flower spikes if you do not want them to self-seed.
