Verbascum hybrida 'Banana Custard'
Another Verbascum
This one is really pretty too. Where do you order your seed from? I think I'd like to get started with these. Are they perennial onces established or what? Just beautiful.
I have been ordering from Thompson&Morgan and Chiltern Seed. Some are said to be perennial. When they are finished and the seed collected, I send them to the compost pile. So each year I start new plants under lights to go out by mid-May. A relative of Digitalis.
Thanks. I think I'm going to give this plant a try. I do order from T&M, so if I can remember, they will be on my order for spring. I'm assuming that they don't re-seed then? I saw one that was peachy colored one time and thought I would really like it, but now I don't remember where I saw it.
Oooo I love verbascums! I have the v.olympicum starting to bloom now. My trouble is a little weevil that destroys them and any seeds they'll produce. I hope I've won the battle this year since I haven't seen any for a couple of weeks.
I like all of these too. They seed around in my garden. I have thapsus (one of our natives) popping up in my garden all the time. Have grown chaixii album, which seemed to struggle a bit, but phoeniceum seeds around well, in a lovely range of colours. I think 'Cotswold Queen' is peachy brugie.
That's a wonderful photo golddog, and what a rich yellow!
Hi philomel, haven't heard of 'Cotswold Queen'. I guess peachy brugie means a favorite?:) Any thoughts on acquiring seed of V. 'Cotswold Queen'?
I was answering Brugie when she said there is a peachy coloured one she liked. Got a feeling it may be one that has to be propogated as a plant, not from seed. And it's described as a 'short-lived perennial'. There must be some peach ones from seed i should think, but don't know off hand.
Sorry about that - was a bit ambiguous wasn't it golddog? Gotta laugh LOL
Just trying to stay up on the latest lingo, philomel, that's all!
;-)
Verbascum 'Southern Charm' has been perennial for me, going on the third year, as well as reseeding. I'll send you one this fall, or would you prefer to try it in springtime?
Evelyn
Yes, thank you! The fall would be nice.
Would you be interested in?
V. 'Banana Custard'
V. 'Snow Maiden'
V chaixii 'Album'
or
Coleus 'Dada Daddy'http://www.grovestreet.com/jsp/onepic.jsp?id=111285
I see you already have quite a few verbascum already. Are they perennial for you?
Maybe they call them 'Southern Charm' because they are not hardy?? I got them from Bluestone Perennials. I will look for their catalog and see what their description says about hardiness.
Will keep in touch and let you know.
very pretty yellow color. :)
Verbascam "Southern Charm" has been a perennial in my garden for the last 3 years and even though I'm in British Columbia, Canada we are in zone 8a.
The only problem I find is that unless I stake the flowers they all fall alll over the place. What is everyone's secret, just staking them?
No staking here. Just full sun, good drainage, and no fertilizer.