Verbascum sp.

Mullein at Bonython, ACT

Verbascum sp. at Bonython, ACT - 12 Jan 2017
Verbascum sp. at Bonython, ACT - 12 Jan 2017
Verbascum sp. at Bonython, ACT - 12 Jan 2017
Verbascum sp. at Bonython, ACT - 12 Jan 2017
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Identification history

Verbascum sp. 28 Apr 2017 BettyDonWood
Verbascum sp. 28 Apr 2017 BettyDonWood
Verbascum virgatum 28 Apr 2017 michaelb
Verbascum blattaria 15 Jan 2017 michaelb

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On the slopes to the east of the Murrumbidgee River, south of Pine Island.

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   29 Apr 2017
It must be a hybrid of unknown parentage, a garden escape. I have checked pretty widely, and virgatum always has yellow flowers, while blattaria has yellow or white flowers, often reddish on the back. Here is a list of cultivars. http://www.daytonnursery.com/encyclopedia/perennials/verbascum.htm
Mike wrote:
   29 Apr 2017
Some of the flowers do not look fresh and it could be the age that is giving the colour.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   29 Apr 2017
Afraid not. Apart from the hundreds I have seen in NSW and ACT, there are no photos or descriptions from reputable sources I could find on the internet that mention the flowers of Verbascum virgatum turning pink with age. Here is an excellent illustrated description from where it grows naturally. http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/M/Mullein(Twiggy)/Mullein(Twiggy).htm

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 12 Jan 2017 09:00 PM Recorded on
  • michaelb Recorded by

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  • True In flower
  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

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  • Verbascum sp. Scientific name
  • Mullein Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium Weed or Pest
  • 557.35m to 657m Recorded at altitude
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  • In flower

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