Twiggy Mullein
Flowering spike of Twiggy Mullein
Front view of flower, stamens and style
Side view - stamens and stamen hairs
Leaves and stem
Cultivated variety
Verbascum virgatum
Scrophulariaceae
June to September
It is scattered in most of the country, but is mainly found in
the West, the far South and Southwest.
See the BSBI distribution map for Twiggy Mullien
It is a neophyte which has been known in the wild since
the 1780s.
It may be native in the Southwest.
It grows on banks, sea-cliffs, rough grassland and waste
ground.
Twiggy Mullein is a striking, tall, biennial herb growing
up to 1m.
Flowers are up to 3cm, usually yellow, but sometimes
white or pink.
There are 5 stamens.
The lower two are much longer with large yellow anthers.
The smaller stamens have numerous purple hairs.
The style is long and mainly green.
Leaves are green, with small rounded teeth.
Flowering spike of Twiggy Mullein
Front view of flower, stamens and style
Side view - stamens and stamen hairs
Leaves and stem
Cultivated variety
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