First, let's talk about the flowers. They arise in pairs, each bloom about 1½ inches across, on long, strong flowerstalks a full 2 to 2½ feet high! The pairs open one blossom at a time, so that as the first one fades, the second pops open to double the staying power of the stem! And the colors are fantastic -- a soft blend of creamy golden, peachy rose, and softest lavender, starred by a fuzzy purple center. No other flower in the garden shares this incredible mix of pastel tones!
Second, the bloomtime. Southern Charm blooms the first year from seed, requiring no cold period to set its flowers. It flowers first in spring, then goes dormant during the hot summer months and returns when the weather cools down in fall. How convenient is that? Terrific color during the two seasons when the rest of the perennial bed is definitely not at its peak!
Third, the plant habit. Even when Southern Charm isn't blooming, you'll love its soft, silvery foliage. When not in bloom, the plant reaches about 2 to 2� feet high and 12 to 16 inches wide. And unlike every other Verbascum I know, Southern Charm absolutely will NOT self-sow in your garden or begin to look overgrown and under-tended in a year or two. That alone makes it a must-have for me!
Finally, the growth and care. Verbascum is easy to start from seed, either directly in the sunny garden anytime from spring till 2 months before first frost (for blooms the following spring) or indoors in late winter for setting out in spring. Germination takes 15 to 20 days. Grow the plants in full sun and very well-drained soil, even unfertile or poor soil. Space them about 12 inches apart for dense coverage. Perfect for the back of the perennial border! Zones 5-9. Pkt is 15 seeds.
A vigorous, coarse-textured perennial for use in borders and for naturalizing. The habit is that of a clump of 2-10 inch long, fuzzy, gray-white basal leaves. From this low-growing clump arises tall (3-6 feet), stout, multi-branched racemes of 1 inch diameter, saucer-shaped, yellow flowers with centers of purple stamens. The flowers appear in mid-summer through early fall. V. chaixii f. album has white flowers with mauve stamens
Superior Germination Through Superior Science
First of all, we have humidity- and temperature-controlled storage, and we never treat any of our seeds with chemicals or pesticides. Nor do we ever sell GMO's (genetically modified seeds), so you always know the products you're buying from us are natural as well as safe for you and the environment.
Superior Standards - University Inspected
Hand Packed By Experienced Technicians
Park Seed has been handling and packing vegetable and flower seeds for 145 years, a history that has given us a great understanding of how each variety should be cared for and maintained throughout every step of theprocess, from collection to shipping.
When packing our seeds, the majority are actually done by hand (with extreme care!), and we often over-pack them, so you're receiving more than the stated quantity.
The Park Seed Gold Standard
Heirloom Seeds are open-pollinated -- they are not hybrids. You can gather and save heirloom seed from year to year and they will grow true to type every year, so they can be passed down through generations. To be considered an heirloom, a variety would have to be at least from the 1940's and 3 generations old (many varieties are much older -- some 100 years or more!).
Hybrid seed are the product of cross-pollination between 2 different parent plants, resulting in a new plant/seed that is different from the parents. Unlike Heirloom seed, hybrid seed need to be re-purchased new every year (and not saved). They usually will not grow true to type if you save them, but will revert to one of the parents they were crossed with and most likely look/taste different in some way.
First, let's talk about the flowers. They arise in pairs, each bloom about 1½ inches across, on long, strong flowerstalks a full 2 to 2½ feet high! The pairs open one blossom at a time, so that as the first one fades, the second pops open to double the staying power of the stem! And the colors are fantastic -- a soft blend of creamy golden, peachy rose, and softest lavender, starred by a fuzzy purple center. No other flower in the garden shares this incredible mix of pastel tones!
Second, the bloomtime. Southern Charm blooms the first year from seed, requiring no cold period to set its flowers. It flowers first in spring, then goes dormant during the hot summer months and returns when the weather cools down in fall. How convenient is that? Terrific color during the two seasons when the rest of the perennial bed is definitely not at its peak!
Third, the plant habit. Even when Southern Charm isn't blooming, you'll love its soft, silvery foliage. When not in bloom, the plant reaches about 2 to 2� feet high and 12 to 16 inches wide. And unlike every other Verbascum I know, Southern Charm absolutely will NOT self-sow in your garden or begin to look overgrown and under-tended in a year or two. That alone makes it a must-have for me!
Finally, the growth and care. Verbascum is easy to start from seed, either directly in the sunny garden anytime from spring till 2 months before first frost (for blooms the following spring) or indoors in late winter for setting out in spring. Germination takes 15 to 20 days. Grow the plants in full sun and very well-drained soil, even unfertile or poor soil. Space them about 12 inches apart for dense coverage. Perfect for the back of the perennial border! Zones 5-9. Pkt is 15 seeds.
A vigorous, coarse-textured perennial for use in borders and for naturalizing. The habit is that of a clump of 2-10 inch long, fuzzy, gray-white basal leaves. From this low-growing clump arises tall (3-6 feet), stout, multi-branched racemes of 1 inch diameter, saucer-shaped, yellow flowers with centers of purple stamens. The flowers appear in mid-summer through early fall. V. chaixii f. album has white flowers with mauve stamens
Superior Germination Through Superior Science
First of all, we have humidity- and temperature-controlled storage, and we never treat any of our seeds with chemicals or pesticides. Nor do we ever sell GMO's (genetically modified seeds), so you always know the products you're buying from us are natural as well as safe for you and the environment.
Superior Standards - University Inspected
Hand Packed By Experienced Technicians
Park Seed has been handling and packing vegetable and flower seeds for 145 years, a history that has given us a great understanding of how each variety should be cared for and maintained throughout every step of theprocess, from collection to shipping.
When packing our seeds, the majority are actually done by hand (with extreme care!), and we often over-pack them, so you're receiving more than the stated quantity.
The Park Seed Gold Standard
Heirloom Seeds are open-pollinated -- they are not hybrids. You can gather and save heirloom seed from year to year and they will grow true to type every year, so they can be passed down through generations. To be considered an heirloom, a variety would have to be at least from the 1940's and 3 generations old (many varieties are much older -- some 100 years or more!).
Hybrid seed are the product of cross-pollination between 2 different parent plants, resulting in a new plant/seed that is different from the parents. Unlike Heirloom seed, hybrid seed need to be re-purchased new every year (and not saved). They usually will not grow true to type if you save them, but will revert to one of the parents they were crossed with and most likely look/taste different in some way.