{"product_id":"verbascum-lychnitis","title":"Verbascum lychnitis","description":"\u003cp\u003eA frequent question at the Nursery Shop is ‘What will grow in my very chalky, very free-draining soil in full sun?’ Step forward \u003cem\u003eVerbascum lychnitis\u003c\/em\u003e, which thrives in exactly these conditions. From a basal rosette of hairy mid-green leaves it produces distinctive branching candelabra-like spikes smothered with pale creamy-white or yellow flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlowering from mid to late summer, in poor alkaline soils the spikes remain upright, but will grow larger and may need support in a fertile soil. Naturally found across Europe and Asia in disturbed habitats and meadows, it is a striking architectural plant for gravel and wildlife gardens, attracting pollinators in abundance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that this is a biennial \u003cem\u003eVerbascum\u003c\/em\u003e. Keep seed from faded blooms or allow it to self-sow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight × Spread: 120cm × 45cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants","offers":[{"title":"1 Litre","offer_id":52922121421142,"sku":"97455","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/hardysplants.live\/products\/verbascum-lychnitis","provider":"Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}