= Water twice per month or less, once established.
= Water about once per week, once established.
= Water about twice per week, once established.
= Water three days per week, or more.
Use the plant water needs as a guideline. Actual plant water needs will vary for several reasons, including weather conditions, soil type, sun exposure, root depth, wind and elevation. Adjust your watering schedule as needed to meet the plants' needs at your site. Water recent transplants more often than established plants.
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Verbascum 'Southern Charm'
low
pink
May to June
2 to 3 ft.
1 to 2 ft.
No
species are native to Europe and Turkey
sun
USDA zones 5-8
not specified
Southern charm mullein is a flowering plant that lives for two years. The first growing season, it grows a low mound of long, oval, dark green leaves. The second growing season, it produces several upright flowering stems. The stems hold many five-petaled flowers in pastel shades of peach or pink. After flowering, the plants usually die.
If the seeds are left on the plant to mature, they can disperse and germinate the following year.
Southern charm mullein has been a charming plant at the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden. It is smaller than other ornamental mulleins. Also, it has dark green leaves compared to the silver leaves of most mulleins. In addition, the flowers are a pretty pastel pink or peach, not yellow.
It has reseeded only moderately, making it a nice surprise when a new plant appears.
Thin seedlings as needed. After flowering, remove the plant when it dies.
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