Verbascum hybrida

‘Southern Charm’

SOUTHERN CHARM MULLEINS

Syn. Verbascum x hybridum

Verbascum hybrida ‘Southern Charm’
SOUTHERN CHARM MULLEINS

Verbascum hybrida ‘Southern Charm’ is one of the most beautifully and subtly coloured of all the lovely Mulleins.

Unique & subtle colouring – peach shaded petals with lavender flushes

Petals in shades of peach are softly blushed with lavender, and adorned with fuzzy purple centres.
While the flowers are closely packed up long, spired stems.

In a constant procession of flower spires

‘Southern Charm’ gives a constant procession of flower spires, adorning the garden from mid-spring onwards. right through to late summer.
Deadheading spent spires brings on even more spires in autumn.

Lovely cut flowers for vases

Verbascum hybrida ‘Southern Charm’ also gives lovely cut flowers for vases, where the spires last well.

Hardy easy & unfussy to grow

Plants of ‘Southern Charm’ are so very hardy, easy and unfussy to grow in the garden.

Quick & easy from seed

As well as quick and easy to raise from seed.
Plants will flower the first spring-summer after sowing the seed.

Water-wise & drought resistant

Plant ‘Southern Charm’ in Full Sun in the garden.
Or they give an excellent display in a pot because of their long blooming season and neat growth habit.
They are also obligingly drought resistant and water-wise plants, that can cope well with periods of heat and dry over summer.

Tolerates a wide range of soils, including poorer soils

‘Southern Charm’ plants also tolerate a wide range of soils, including sandy soils, soils with lower fertility, and those containing lime.
The only thing they resent is poor drainage and too much water.
They are not hungry plants, so they flower best if grown on the lean side.

Soundly frost resistant 

Plants of ‘Southern Charm’ are also soundly frost resistant, tolerating cold down to at least -15°C, or even more depending on conditions.

Evergreen, unfussy, long blooming perennial

Lovely ‘Southern Charm’ forms clumps of evergreen, perennial rosettes.
With neat formations of broad leaves sitting flat on the ground.
They are dry, heat & frost hardy.
And very low maintenance plants, with an annual chop to remove the finished flower stems being the only work.

Rarely troubled by pests & diseases

These lovely belles of ‘Southern Charm’ are rarely if ever bothered by any insect pests or diseases.

Disliked by rabbits & deer

Likewise, rabbits and deer dislike the taste.

But loved by bees & butteflies

However our beloved bees and butterflies just adore the nectar rich flowers, and especially value them because they are such long blooming energy sources through all the warm months.

Extra hardy perennial

Approx. 75cm. High in a procession of flower spires x 45cm. Wide evergreen rosettes of foliage which sit flat to the ground.

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY

Suits beginners & gardening with kids

Sow all year in punnets indoors, whenever suitable temperatures are available.
OR
Scatter directly in the garden in spring or autumn.

Sow indoors for quick & early plants: First sow the seeds in a punnet on the surface of good quality seed raising mix.
Then pat gently to the surface to ensure good contact.
Now barely cover the seed with sieved mix / vermiculite / or fine sandy grit.
Because these seeds need light to germinate, so do not bury them.

Now thoroughly moisten the sown punnet by standing in a shallow water bath.
And allowing the moisture to percolate up to the surface from below.

Then place the punnet in a warm, well-lit position (not in direct sun).
You can use a heat mat if you have one, or a warm window sill (out of the sun).

Temperatures of 15-20C approx. are best for rapid and optimum germination.

Continue to keep moist by misting from a spray water bottle as required.
Covering the punnet with a clear plastic lid helps top conserve moisture.

Seedlings emerge in approx. 7-21 days.

Seed Count: 3 seeds per pack.
(Seeds of this beautiful and very special variety are scarce).

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