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Verbascum acaule

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Family: Scrophulariaceae (skrof-yoo-larr-ee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Verbascum (ver-BASK-um) (Info)
Species: acaule (a-KAW-lee) (Info)

Synonym:Celsia acaulis

Category:
Alpines and Rock Gardens
Biennials
Perennials

Height:
under 6 in. (15 cm)

Spacing:
3-6 in. (7-15 cm)

Hardiness:
Unknown - Tell us

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Bright Yellow

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall

Foliage:
Unknown - Tell us

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Suitable for growing in containers

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; sow indoors before last frost

Seed Collecting:
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	rannveig	On Aug 21, 2006, rannveig from Hafnarfjordur Iceland (Zone 5a) wrote: A tiny beauty! I raised this plant from seed, obtaining three plants. One survived outside in a raised bed with a light covering of fir branches, while the backups I had stashed in a coldframe and a cold greenhouse died. It started blooming in mid-June and continued blooming intermittedly all summer. On August 20th it's still producing buds.
Neutral	saya	On Mar 20, 2005, saya from Heerlen Netherlands (Zone 8b) wrote: The tiniest Verbascum ! Origine European mountains: Greece screes on subalpine-alpine altitude. Forms a rosette and flowers in summer with bright yellow flowers (to 22mm across) crowded in centre of leaf rosette. The flowers are in bud red. Cultivation: moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade. Though some rockplants databases say these are suited for hot, dry conditions.. Seeds germinate slow at 21.11°C

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