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Hungarian Mullein - Verbascum speciosum

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Hungarian Mullein Hungarian Mullein - Verbascum speciosum dylan South Gloucester 24 Sep 2023, 8 p.m. 24 Sep 2023, 5:46 p.m.
Hungarian Mullein Hungarian Mullein - Verbascum speciosum dylan South Gloucester 24 Sep 2023, 8 p.m. 24 Sep 2023, 5:46 p.m.
Hungarian Mullein Hungarian Mullein - Verbascum speciosum dylan South Gloucester 24 Sep 2023, 8 p.m. 24 Sep 2023, 5:46 p.m.
Hungarian Mullein Hungarian Mullein - Verbascum speciosum dylan South Gloucester 24 Sep 2023, 8 p.m. 24 Sep 2023, 5:47 p.m.
Hungarian Mullein Hungarian Mullein - Verbascum speciosum dylan South Gloucester 24 Sep 2023, 8 p.m. 24 Sep 2023, 5:47 p.m.
Hungarian Mullein Hungarian Mullein - Verbascum speciosum dylan South Gloucester 24 Sep 2023, 8 p.m. 24 Sep 2023, 5:47 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and scattered throughout the Southern half of the UK. It is widely grown and sometimes escapes. Habitat includes: Disturbed places often near to habitation such as roadside verges, track-sides, wasteland, spoil heaps, railway banks, sand dunes etc. Growing habit: Wintergreen Biennial. Height: Up to 2 m. Flowers: June to September. Came into cultivation in Britain in 1818 and was first recorded from the wild in West Gloucestershire in 1909. Other names include: Showy Mullein.

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