Verbascum phoeniceum | Violetta Hellebore Perennial | Winter dormant

Perennial | Winter dormant

Height up to 1m with flower stems standing above the leaves

An excellent cut flower that will last up to two weeks in a vase

Position full sun position in a well-drained position

rich soil that is slightly acid

Verbascum phoeniceum | Violetta Hellebore Perennial | Winter dormantAn evergreen perennial this very pretty Verbascum Violetta has flat faced rich violet coloured flowers held on airy spikey stems. Flowering from late spring to summer the flowers stems rise proudly above the flat rosette of leaves. This Verbascum is shorter than many we do but still a stunning addition to the garden. Vita Sackville West wrote in 1936 that her verbascums looked as though 'a colony of tiny butterflies had settled all over them'.