Verbascum Mixed Colors

The Verbascum Mullein Shades of Summer, 'Verbascum phoeniceum', has spectacular, graceful spikes of flowers that bloom for long periods of time. The Shades of Summer is very fast growing and is a very graceful specimen. The Verbascum flowers are graceful spikes of shallow dish like white, rose, red, violet, and purple blooms. They begin blooming in June and they continue to bloom into late summer. The Shades of Summer Verbascum prefers full sun and well drained garden soil. Plant in the spring, 2 to 4 weeks before the last average frost date or up to 2 months before the first fall frost. Verbascum make excellent cut flowers and their seed pods are also useful in arrangements