Re: [SG] 3 Queries
Roberta Diehl wrote:
>
> Our town has an annual "Garden Walk" and it's this weekend. Their "Plant
> of the Year," which will be for sale at all of the tour gardens, is
> Verbascum 'Southern Charm'. Can anyone share their experiences with this
> verbascum? Should I buy none/one/more? Any cultural hints? What does it
> look like, other than having big furry leaves and a triangular shape? How
> tall? What color?
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
Hi Bobbi,
I have grown V. 'Southern Charm' for about three years and think it is a
very nice, well behaved plant. IME it is very easy to grow and have had
no trouble over wintering it in zone 4. Mine gets mostly shade, but my
grandmother has several in afternoon sun and they do fine, too. More
flowers. The flowers are kinda pastel...mix of pink and tan...hard to
describe, but pretty. The flower spikes grow between 2 and 4 foot
tall. May need staking. This verbascum has never reseeded, but I have
some seed raised verbascum (different colors) that do reseed a
little...not invasive, though. Hope this helps! I think you will like
it :)
Josh
Iowa
z4
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