PlantFiles: Turkish Mullein, Silver Mullein
Verbascum bombyciferum

This is one of my favorite mulleins. Sadly biennial, and some years I get better germination than others, so it is always a mystery how many of them will actually bloom. The only drawback is having to start seeds every year, and plant for next years blooms. It is not reliably hardy here, so some years the crown does not survive the winter. If I plant ten, I am happy if five survive and bloom.

Often sold as 'Polar Summer' or 'Arctic Summer', another common name is Giant Silver Mullein

One of the largest verbascums and makes quite a statement in the garden. It's biennial and will form a large rosette of wooly silver leaves in it's first year of growth. In it second growing season it sends up a candelabra of 5 foot flower stalks with 3/4-inch sulfur-yellow blooms. It prefers a sunny location with well-drained soil but isn't fussy about conditions and will grow well in most garden soils.