Great Mullein
€2.50
Description
The yellow, candle-like flower spikes of Great mullein (Verbascum thapsus) can reach up to 2m in height, making this an impressive plant of dry and grassy ground, including gardens, waste ground and roadside verges. It is a biennial, spending its first year as a rosette of furry leaves, and producing its flowers in its second year, between June and August.
The grey-green, oval, leaves of Great mullein are covered in woolly hairs and appear in whorls around the tall stems. The flower spike appears at the top of the stem – the flowers themselves are small, but they form dense, yellow clusters around the spike.
Apparently in medieval ages, the flower spikes were dipped in wax and used as candles, hence the German name: Koenigskerze – “King’s Candle”. It is one of the most beautiful native wild flowers in Ireland has various medicinal benefits and is host to a wide range of butterflies and rare bees.
Approx. no of seeds: 100sds
