Thanks to successful breeding we can now have the versatile Verbascum in gorgeous pastel shades. Long spikes bear 1in flowers in shades of apricot, dusky pink, cream and lavender-pink over a long period. Use them for bedding (sown in the previous autumn), herbaceous borders and containers. Do not forget that they make fantastic cut flowers too. Height: 660-120cm (2-4ft).
Sow 1.5mm (1/16in) deep in good seed sowing compost from February-June. Germination takes 7-30 days at 15-18C (60-65F).
Remove faded flower spikes below the lowest flower to encourage secondary spikes and cut down to ground level in early winter.