Verbascum densiflorum

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Verbascum thapsiforme, Schrad. (V. densiflorum, Bertol.). Biennial, about 2-5 ft. high, densely yellowish tomentose: radical lvs. oblong-elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, crenulate, attenuate to the petiole; cauline lvs. narrowly decurrent from lf. to lf.: fls. in fascicles forming spike, large, yellow; calyx tomentose, segms. lanceolate; corolla rotate, rather flat. Eu. and Cent. Russia. Var. macrurum, Benth. (V. macrurum, Ten.), is white- tomentose and the cauline lvs. are more broadly decurrent. Italy. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.