Description
Verbascum hybridum Snow Maiden forms a bold, upright structure with branched flowering spires rising dramatically above its evergreen rosette. The flowers are arranged densely along the stems, creating a luminous vertical accent in borders. Their white petals and yellow centres provide strong contrast against the mid-green foliage, making the plant highly visible from a distance.
Key Features:
Propagation method: Seeds.
Substrate: Jiffy Peat-Free propagation Mix.
Plug Size: 4.5cm.
Production system: Grown without artificial light or heating for hardened plants.
Flowers: Saucer-shaped white flowers with yellow centres.
Foliage: Evergreen, hairy, mid-green, forming a dense rosette.
Flowering period: Late spring through summer.
Height: Upto 200cm at maturity.
Spread: Upto 100cm at maturity.
Hardiness: Hardy in most UK regions.
Pollinator value: Highly attractive to bees and beneficial insects.
Sensory value: Ideal for SEND gardens and therapeutic planting schemes for it’s Tall, architectural stems that add movement and vertical drama & Textural contrast between soft, hairy foliage and smooth flower spikes.
Ecological impact: Grown in peat-free substrate with no artificial inputs, pollinator and wild life friendly.
Planting & Care:
Prefers full sun with a south or west-facing aspect, well-drained poor alkaline soils & can Tolerant drought once established
Prune to remove faded flower spikes to encourage tidiness and potential repeat flush.
Ideal for containers, gravel gardens, cottage gardens and Pollinator/Wild life friendly planting schemes.
Commercial Notes:
VERBASCUM Snow Maiden are supplied as strong, well rooted, hardy plug plants ready for potting into pots upto 2lt formats.
Excellent for cut-flower production due to tall, straight stems.
Ideal for nursery, and wholesale formats and performs well in peat-free and organic programs.
Suitable for wild life friendly, and sustainable product ranges.
