Well i was really surprised yesterday to find i had 6 Verbascium in my garden,..i had Verbascium in another garden some 10 years ago,..but never in my present garden,..i thought they were Foxglove as they were in among the Foxgloves,..but the leaves were further apart on the stem and that's about the only difference,..but what a nice surprise. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) They were growing to the right of the Foxgloves. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Nepeta 'Cataria' Catmint. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
I like those Verbascum's. I have a couple growing in my garden at the moment--they too blow in from time to time. I have to remove them completely or else they will seed-out a bit too aggressively for me in my small space. They look so nice though. BTW--the other shots of your garden and its flowering plants look so nice...especially the Digitalis--you've got oodles, don't you?
Philip, there is never a dull moment in your garden, Each walk-thru there is something new flowering. Even things you didn't know were there. Jerry
Hi Sjoerd, oodles is right,..i have stuff coming along and am wondering where will it go?,..Indian Blanket Flower,..California Poppy,..Delphinium,..Larks spur,..Hollyhocks,..and Spider Plants oh and several Brugmansia,..hoping for the best. ------------------------------------------------------- Hi Jerry,as usual you have me laughing here,..(even things i didn't know were there),..your so right,..i do keep saying to myself,..now where did that come from?.
Your garden is so beautiful. I have tried foxglove but with no success. And I love the yellow verbascium - I had one once about 10 years ago at the old house. It died out before we moved and I have never gotten another.
Oh you should give the Foxgloves another attempt,..once started they will seed themselves and pop up here and there and surprise you with new colours,..as for the Verbascium,..mine were an added surprise,..and very welcome to the garden,..i am adding tall plants as i am stuck for space.
Philip I'd love to find Verbascums popping up in mu garden - especially if they were the colour yours are. You have the kind of garden I can only dream of.
Hi Eileen, isn't nature strange!,..me looking up tall plants for the garden and what pops up but the six Verbascums,..only four have started flowering,..but it looks like the other two will do so as well,..what i am really looking forward to is the Brugmansia,..the seedlings are strong looking,..so knock on wood,..but i have lots of seeds,..someone might like to have some,..Double Purple!!.
Well color me green with envy... again! You have volunteer plants growing that most folks only dream of having... let alone thriving on their own.
You've got a very pretty garden so it's not strange that the Verbascum want to come and live with you. Everything looks so lush and colourful. We've also got some verbascum, they're the huge kind that can grow to over two meters. I don't know where they came from but I'm glad they did.
Hi Cheryl, don't you just love volunteer plants that are likable!,..i wonder how many volunteer plants get pulled up because they don't resemble what should be growing in a certain area,..a great many i suspect. Hi Droopy, oh it would be an extra bonus if my Verbascium were the height of yours!,..two meters,..yes please!.
