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Verbascum phoeniceum

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Verbascum phoeniceum (Verbascum phoeniceum (Purple Mullein))

Completely hidden between some oriental poppies - must move it!



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Beautiful I have just bought 4 of these for 1.00 each in sick bay, hope the snails dont get them.

28 May, 2010

 

Well, the slugs seem to leave these alone so hopefully snails will too!

28 May, 2010

 

Oh thank you Wagger for that assurance that has made me happy.

28 May, 2010

 

But you do have to watch out for little caterpillars that will strip them in no time. As I know to my cost !!

3 Jun, 2010

 

They'll never find it, Cinderella! LOL. Are they the same little caterpillars that also strip an aquilegia before you can turn round?

3 Jun, 2010

 

I don't know, I haven't had experience of that as this is the first year I have had acquilegia. But verbascum can be ok one day and the next they are covered in the little blighters.

3 Jun, 2010

 

I remember caterpillars devastating a verbascum bombyciferum a few years ago - they were big (after they'd eaten the plant) and were black and yellow. What colour are the 'little blighters'?

3 Jun, 2010

 

Black and yellow !

3 Jun, 2010

 

Ah ha! Well, now we both know what they look like - I wonder what they turn into. We need Toto!!! Just had a whiz around on google and think they were Mullein moth caterpillars, which would make sense!

3 Jun, 2010

 

Some of them are so tiny, I have picked off a dozen or more at one time. No sign of them yet though as mine are not in flower. Well some smaller ones are, but it is my big verbascums that seem to get hit.

3 Jun, 2010

 

I'll keep an eye out then.

4 Jun, 2010



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