There are still a few roses, but the planting is now primarily composed of several shrubs, an enormous ‘Grosso’ lavender, echinaceas, sages, bee balm, and verbascum. ❋ Unknown (2009)
My salvia nemorosa seedlings from the mother plants bloomed in the 2nd year — first year, flat leaves on the ground that resemble verbascum. 2nd year–great blooms. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The verbascum could work in the yellow/white, that is full sun and flat, but invasive is a problem there for there are special plants like the lilies and fancy echinaceas that need protecting from thugs. ❋ Unknown (2008)
_Zinnia_, of which the flower is twice the size of that of the common sort, and of a deep purple colour: a new _verbascum_, from the Levant; it was about four feet high, the leaves were almost as woolly as those of the _Stachys lanata_, and terminated in a point like a spur; it had not yet flowered. ❋ Richard Twiss (N/A)
Shepherdesses and children passed sprigs of mullein (verbascum) and nuts across the flames; the nuts were supposed to cure toothache, and the mullein to protect the cattle from sickness and sorcery. ❋ Unknown (1922)
Shepherdesses and children passed sprigs of mullein (_verbascum_) and nuts across the flames; the nuts were supposed to cure toothache, and the mullein to protect the cattle from sickness and sorcery. ❋ James George Frazer (1897)
Gartner: on sterility of hybrids, 247, 255. on reciprocal crosses, 258. on crossed maize and verbascum, 270. on comparison of hybrids and mongrels, 272. ❋ Charles Darwin (1845)
In the six and a half years since he joined the company - a short time in plant breeding - he has bred the world's first white bidens, the first properly dwarf buddleia, the first intensely scented trailing violas and, released at the start of this year, the first ever bright blue verbascum. ❋ Unknown (2011)
It's easy to get distracted, though sometimes, as with this blue verbascum, you have to accept the distraction if you see the potential in it. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The holy grails of plant breeding include a red verbascum, blue dahlia, double-flowered yellow fuchsia and a hardy begonia with large flowers. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Other plants with one spectacular bloom, such as foxgloves, delphinium or verbascum, can be encouraged into ❋ Unknown (2010)
It's not, as one might think, a new flavor of soda, but a variety of verbascum which blends pink, yellow and orange in its blooms. ❋ Unknown (2009)
