Verbascum bombyciferum
Inflorescences
Preparing to bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Verbascum
Species:
V. bombyciferum
Binomial name
Verbascum bombyciferum
Synonyms[2]

Verbascum bombyciforme Boiss.

Verbascum bombyciferum, called the giant silver mullein, Turkish mullein and Broussa mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Verbascum, native to Turkey, and introduced to California, Great Britain and Germany.[2] It is considered a good plant to attract pollinators.[3] With Verbascum chaixii it is a parent of the 'Pink Domino' cultivar, which has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

References

  1. โ†‘ Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 52 (1844)
  2. 1 2 "Verbascum bombyciferum Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. โ†‘ "Verbascum bombyciferum Broussa mullein". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. โ†‘ "Verbascum (Cotswold Group) 'Pink Domino' mullein 'Pink Domino'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 December 2020. Synonyms; Verbascum bombyciferum 'Pink Domino' Verbascum bombyciferum 'Pink Domino'
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