Verbascum dumulosum, the shrubby mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to south west Turkey. Growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall by 40 cm (16 in) wide, it is an evergreen subshrub with sage-like, felted grey-green leaves and masses of saucer-shaped yellow flowers with red eyes in summer. As it requires sharp drainage, it is often planted in full sun in a gravel bed or in rock crevices.[2][3]

Verbascum dumulosum
Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Verbascum
Species:
V. dumulosum
Binomial name
Verbascum dumulosum

The specific epithet dumulosum means "bushy".[4]

It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "International Plant Names Index (IPNI)". Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. ^ "Kew Gardens Plants & fungi". Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  4. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  5. ^ "Verbascum dumulosum". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 March 2021.