{"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\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003elychnitis\u003c\/em\u003e which thrives on these conditions.  From a basal rosette of hairy mid green leaves it produces distinctive spikes of branching stems like candelabras 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 need more support in a fertile soil.  Naturally found in Europe and Asia in habitats defined as being disturbed by man such as building sites as well as meadows, it is a striking architectural candidate for a gravel or wildlife garden, attracting pollinators in their droves. \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\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight × Spread:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e120cm × 45cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardys Cottage Garden Plants","offers":[{"title":"1 Litre","offer_id":52922121421142,"sku":"97455","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/hardysplants.co.uk\/products\/verbascum-lychnitis","provider":"Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}