Verbascum chaixii
Verbascum chaixii, the nettle-leaved mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Verbascum, native to Spain, France, Italy (including Sicily), the former Yugoslavia, and Greece.[2] It is considered a good plant to attract pollinators.[3] With Verbascum bombyciferum it is a parent of the 'Pink Domino' cultivar, which has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
| Verbascum chaixii | |
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| 'Sixteen Candles' cultivar | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Verbascum |
| Species: | V. chaixii |
| Binomial name | |
| Verbascum chaixii | |
References
- Prosp. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné: 22 (1779)
- "Verbascum chaixii Vill". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Verbascum chaixii nettle-leaved mullein". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Verbascum (Cotswold Group) 'Pink Domino' mullein 'Pink Domino'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
Synonyms; Verbascum bombyciferum 'Pink Domino' Verbascum chaixii 'Pink Domino'
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