Verbascum chaixii, the nettle-leaved mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Verbascum, native to Spain, France, Italy (including Sicily), the former Yugoslavia, and Greece.[2] It is considered a good plant to attract pollinators.[3] With Verbascum bombyciferum it is a parent of the 'Pink Domino' cultivar, which has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

Verbascum chaixii
'Sixteen Candles' cultivar
Close up of flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Verbascum
Species:
V. chaixii
Binomial name
Verbascum chaixii

References

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  1. ^ Prosp. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné: 22 (1779)
  2. ^ "Verbascum chaixii Vill". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Verbascum chaixii nettle-leaved mullein". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Verbascum (Cotswold Group) 'Pink Domino' mullein 'Pink Domino'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 December 2020. Synonyms; Verbascum bombyciferum 'Pink Domino' Verbascum chaixii 'Pink Domino'