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Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria

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Moth Mullein Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria dylan Bristol 17 Oct 2023, 5:26 p.m. 25 Jul 2023, 5:06 p.m.
Moth Mullein Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 19 Jul 2021, 5:04 p.m. 18 Jul 2021, 10:36 a.m.
Moth Mullein Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 19 Jul 2021, 4:59 p.m. 18 Jul 2021, 10:36 a.m.
Moth Mullein Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 19 Jul 2021, 4:59 p.m. 18 Jul 2021, 10:36 a.m.
Moth Mullein Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 19 Jul 2021, 4:59 p.m. 18 Jul 2021, 10:36 a.m.
Moth Mullein Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 19 Jul 2021, 4:59 p.m. 18 Jul 2021, 10:36 a.m.

Species Description

Widespread but scarce and mainly in the South. Habitat includes: Disturbed places such as wasteland, quarries, gravel pits, roadside verges, rough grassland, field margins etc. Growing habit: Biennial (sometimes Annual). Flowers: June to September. Height: Up to 100 cm. Cultivated in Britain by 1596 and recorded in the wild since at least 1629.