Verbascum epixanthinum

Verbascum epixanthinum, the yellow mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariacee, native to Greece.^[2] Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, it is an erect herbaceous perennial with grey-green leaves, and dense 70 cm (28 in) spikes of yellow flowers in summer. Though perennial, it may be short-lived.

Verbascum epixanthinum
At the Jardin des plantes de Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Scrophulariaceae
Genus:	Verbascum
Species:	V. epixanthinum
Binomial name
Verbascum epixanthinum Boiss. & Heldr.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Verbascum adenotrichum Halácsy Verbascum agrimonioides Degen & Borbás ex Formánek Verbascum parnassicum Halácsy

It has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is hardy, but requires a sheltered position in full sun. It is also considered by the RHS to be a good plant to attract pollinators.^[3]