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Verbascum 'Gainsborough'

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With grey hairy leaves; very good bee plant. This plant grows to about 1,2 m. The flower colour is light yellow. This plant is hardy.The flowering period is July - August.

Color : stro-geel

Flowering period : june - august

Size approx. : 125 cm.

Recommended quantity per square meter : 5

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

Date taken : 10.06.2009

Family : Scrophulariaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : Th. Ploeger & Zn

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Bingerden

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Bingerden
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : perennial
soil type : sandy soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : needs little water
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is semi-evergreen
height approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
width approx : between 30 and 50 cm
quantity per m2 : 5
flower colour : yellow
leaf colour : grey
leaf shape : leaves are wide longitudinal
leaf size : between 15 and 20 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : july - august
hardiness : hardy
special feature good butterfly and/or bee plant