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Verbascum bombyciferum

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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

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  1. ^ Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 52 (1844)
  2. ^ a b "Verbascum bombyciferum Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Verbascum bombyciferum Broussa mullein". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "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'