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Verbascum lychnitids, Tregurà, Ripollès, Girona, Catalonia.

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CATALÀ

L. Noms en català: Blenera, Candelera, Crestes de gall, Croca, Gamó, Jovenal, Sntjoans, Torpa, Trepó candeler. Distribució geogràfica general: Eurosiberiana. Hàbitat: Camps abandonats, vorades de bardisses i de boscs. Forma vital: Hemicriptòfit. Mida: 5-20 dm. Flora catalana.net

 

ENGLISH

Verbascum lychnitids L. Common name: White Mullein. Family: Scrophulariaceae. Habitats: Waste places and calcareous banks on dry soils[17, 200]. Range: Europe, including Britain, from Belgium south and east to Spain, Greece, Siberia and Caucasus.

Physical Characteristics: Verbascum lychnitis is a BIENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 0.6 m (2ft).

It is hardy to zone (UK) 6. It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Flies, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies). The plant is self-fertile.

Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.

It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

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