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  • #1

    Silver leaved plant.

    I grew some perennials two years ago from a mixed packet of seed. I think that Verbascums are biennials so shouldn't have been in a packet of perennials.
    I have a Verbascum at the allotment and the leaves have died back for the winter, thats why I'm not sure this is a mullein (verbascum) at all. It has about a metre/yard spread and appears to be keeping its leaves through the winter
    The mullein at my allotment had a tall flower spike with yellow flowers and has now died.This one had multiple spikes with little pink flowers.

    Well, what do ya think folks, is it a verbascum, is it a biennial and have I seen the last of it. It actually seems to be making new leaves from a central rossette.

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    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

    Diversify & prosper


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  • #2
    Is it Lychnis coronaria?

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    • #3
      Verbascum Phoeniceum are perennials and come in pinks and purples.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
        Is it Lychnis coronaria?
        No, I don't think so?
        My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
        to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

        Diversify & prosper


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        • #5
          Originally posted by Thelma Sanders View Post
          Verbascum Phoeniceum are perennials and come in pinks and purples.
          Still not sure Thelma. The pink flowers weren't like any Phoneiceum I spotted on google images. They were multi stemmed/branched and light and airy pink.

          The plant does 'wilt' a bit after a frost but the piccie was taken today and the elaves had picked up.
          My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
          to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

          Diversify & prosper


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          • #6
            Phoenicum are multi stemmed, but if the flowers are wrong?

            http://www.ag.auburn.edu/landscape/i...phoeniceum.jpg

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Thelma Sanders View Post
              Phoenicum are multi stemmed, but if the flowers are wrong?

              http://www.ag.auburn.edu/landscape/i...phoeniceum.jpg
              The flowers are wrong and the foliage is wrong on the above ^^^^

              The flowers were more like VC's flax type but the leaves are big silver furry things.
              My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
              to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

              Diversify & prosper


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              • #8
                Just had a thought - is it a Phlomis tuberosa/Jerusalem Sage ? I have the Yellow sort and the leaves look like that?

                Just read your last post and it won't be a Phlomis then. Mmmmm
                Last edited by Thelma Sanders; 19-12-2016, 09:17 PM.

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                • #9
                  ^^^^ Nope.

                  Here's a not very good piccie from earlier in the year. I think the delicate pink flowers had faded by then

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                  My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                  to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                  Diversify & prosper


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                  • #10
                    The flowers look like Lychnis coronaria and they come in many shades of white & pink. The leaves on your plant look too big but............could you have 2 plants growing in that clump?

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Snadger View Post
                      No, I don't think so?
                      they also come by the name rose campion. They self seed freely.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                        The flowers look like Lychnis coronaria and they come in many shades of white & pink. The leaves on your plant look too big but............could you have 2 plants growing in that clump?
                        There's deffo only one plant VC............if you have loook at my frst, and latest photo, you can see that.

                        Maybe next year when it flowers again hopefully I will get a better piccie.

                        The bed where its at will eventaually become my silver/pink /purple bed!
                        My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                        to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                        Diversify & prosper


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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                          The flowers look like Lychnis coronaria
                          I second VC's suggestion. I have a ton of these in the garden, the flowers are a deep pink, almost magenta - lovely.
                          aka
                          Suzie

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                            The leaves on your plant look too big but............?
                            Just looked at the photo ....The leaves are huge, possibly some kind of mutant
                            Last edited by Scarlet; 20-12-2016, 11:03 AM.

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                            • #15
                              Don't know but it's gorgeous; I love silver leafed plants. Can you save some seed and share it around?

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