Mullein for your garden: types, description and growing secrets

  • Dec 24, 2019
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Annuals, biennials, evergreen or semi-evergreen perennials and shrubs with decorative apical paniculate inflorescences of the saucer-shaped flowers that bloom from the beginning summer to autumn. In most species the flowers are yellow, some - are white, pink or violet-purple. Diameter of flowers usually 2-4 cm. As a rule, large leaves in Korovyakov collected in basal rosette, and the stems are smaller leaves. Some forms of leaves with tomentose pubescence.

Mullein. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Mullein. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

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In the temperate zone of the gardens of many species of mullein winter without shelter. Best of all, these stately, majestic plants look in the background of mixed flower beds. Motherland - Russia, Europe and the temperate regions of Asia.

Recommended species and varieties

Vlattaria (K. cockroach)

Light yellow flowers with purple stamens collected in loose spike inflorescence up to 10 cm. Lanceolate leaves a length of 30 cm. Biennial plant that can grow in a humid environment than all other types of mullein. The height and diameter of plants -1,8h0,6 m.

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Pale yellow flowers. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Pale yellow flowers. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

F. albiflorum

We form the flowers are white.

white flowers
white flowers

V. bombyciferum (syn. V. «Broussa») (K. satin)

Threaded biennial or short-lived perennial evergreen with bright yellow flowers, gathered in terminal spike inflorescence up to 20 cm. Oval silvery leaves attain a length of 50 cm. All parts of the plant except the flowers are covered with dense white hairs. The height and diameter rasteniya- 1,8h0,75 cm.

Threaded biennial
Threaded biennial

«Broussa»

Semi-evergreen perennial with yellow flowers, gathered in branched inflorescences. Purple stamens of flowers spectacularly contrasted with yellow petals. Tongue-leaves up to 30 cm covered with white hairs. The height and diameter of the plant - 1,2h0,45 m.

Semi-evergreen perennial with yellow flowers
Semi-evergreen perennial with yellow flowers

V. dumulosum (K. shrub)

Compact evergreen shrub from Turkey with yellow flowers diameter of about 1.5 cm and collected in spike inflorescence up to 10 cm. Gray hairy leaves approximately 5 cm in length oval or lanceolate. Suitable plants for rock gardens sheltered from the wind in the gardens with a warm climate. The height and diameter of the plant - 25h10 cm.

Compact evergreen shrub
Compact evergreen shrub

V. phoeniceum (K. purple)

Pink, purple and violet, sometimes white flowers are collected in graceful spike inflorescence up to 20 cm. The leaves are dark green, slightly wavy at the edges, a length of about 15 cm. Biennial or perennial evergreen short-lived, often grown as annuals. Capable of renewed self-seeding. The height and diameter of the plant - 1h0,3 m.

Pink, purple-violet, sometimes white flowers
Pink, purple-violet, sometimes white flowers

V. thapsus (K. ordinary, Bear ear)

Biennial view yellow flowers collected in pubescent spike inflorescence up to 25 cm. Leaves a length of about 45 cm covered with thick white or gray pubescent. The height and diameter of the plant 2h0,45 m.

Biennial appearance with yellow flowers
Biennial appearance with yellow flowers
  • fillets hybrids

Described below form - evergreen or semi-evergreen hybrid plants intended for growing in the flowerbeds and mixborders. Their diameter is about 30 cm.

For hybrid group Cotswold include the following varieties:

«Cotswold Beauty»

Variety with light yellow-brown or amber-colored flowers (height 1.2 m);

«Cotswold Queen»

The variety with a yellow apricot flowers (height 1.5 m);

«Cotswold Queen»
«Cotswold Queen»

«Gainsborough»

Cultivar with bright yellow flowers and silver-gray leaves (height 1.5 m);

Cultivar with bright yellow flowers
Cultivar with bright yellow flowers

«Mont Blanc»

Cultivar with pure white flowers and silver-white leaves (height 1 m);

«Mont Blanc»
«Mont Blanc»

«Pink Domino»

Sorted with pink flowers decorated darker pink eye (height 1.2 m).

«Pink Domino»
«Pink Domino»

«Helen Johnson»

Sorted with pink flowers reaches a height of 1.2 m.

«Helen Johnson»
«Helen Johnson»

«Vernale»

Juicy yellow flowers with purple stamens and dark green leaves. Powerful plant height and 1.8 m.

«Vernale»
«Vernale»
  • Hybrids for rock gardens

This group includes smaller hybrid plants that are suitable for growing in rock gardens. they are all represented by evergreen semishrubs height of about 25 cm and 15 cm in diameter. Winter hardiness slightly lower than that of other Korovyakov.

 «Golden Wings»

The bright yellow flowers are collected in varieties branched inflorescence up to 20 cm. Each flower with orange stamens diameter of about 1.5 cm. The length of the leaves of this plant does not exceed 4 cm.

Branched inflorescence up to 20 cm
Branched inflorescence up to 20 cm

Letitia

Acteristic of the variety of yellow flowers and blue-gray leaves.

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