White Mullein
Herb latin name: White Mullein,White Mullein Extract
Latin name: Verbascum lychnitis
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Habitat of the herb: White Mullein: Waste places and calcareous banks on dry soils. Other uses of the herb: Flower heads are used as a mouse and rat repellent iHabitat of the herb: White Mullein: Waste places and calcareous banks on dry soils.
Other uses of the herb: Flower heads are used as a mouse and rat repellent in fruit stores etc.
Propagation of White Mullein: Seed - sow late spring to early summer in a cold frame and only just cover the seed. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 3 weeks. When they are large enough to handle, prick out the seedlings into individual pots and plant them out in late summer. The seed has a long viability.
Cultivation of the herb: Waste places and calcareous banks on dry soils.
Medicinal use of White Mullein: None known
Known hazards of Verbascum lychnitis: None known
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