Verbascum 'Clementine'

mullein

Eventual height & spread

Verbascum 'Clementine'

mullein

  • 9cm pot
  • £12.99
  • In stock (delivery within 2-3 working days)
  • 3 × 9cm pots
  • £28.99 £9.66 each
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  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: poor, well-drained, alkaline soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: July to September
  • Hardiness: fully hardy (but short-lived)


Bred and selected by the National Collection holders of Verbascum, Vic Johnstone and Claire Wilson, ‘Clementine’ was first launched at the Hampton Court Flower Show in 2003.

An elegant and architectural plant, which is said to be more reliably perennial than many of the other mulleins, the brightly coloured flowers are held on well branching stems above a rosette of foliage.

Verbascum 'Clementine' makes a great addition to a mixed or herbaceous border. It will perform best in well-drained neutral or alkaline soil in sun or dappled shade.


  • 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.
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