Add height, beauty, and resilience to your garden with Great Mullein Flower Seeds, a classic biennial herb known for its tall yellow flower spikes and velvety grey-green foliage. Great Mullein is widely appreciated for its ornamental charm, drought tolerance, and ability to thrive in poor soils—making it an ideal choice for cottage gardens, wildflower meadows, and naturalized landscapes.

Easy to grow and low-maintenance, Great Mullein is suitable for beginner gardeners and herbal plant enthusiasts looking to add a dramatic vertical accent to their outdoor spaces.

Key Features

• Produces tall flower spikes up to 6–8 ft

• Velvety silver-green leaves with striking texture

• Excellent for wild gardens, cottage gardens, and natural landscapes

• Drought-tolerant and hardy once established

• Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects

• Non-GMO, premium-quality seeds

• Suitable for a variety of soil types

• Low maintenance and easy to grow

Specifications

• Seed Name: Great Mullein Flower Seeds

• Common Name (US): Mullein

• Botanical Name: Verbascum thapsus

• Plant Type: Biennial herb

• Height: 6–8 ft

• Bloom Color: Yellow

• Bloom Time: Summer

• Light Requirement: Full sun

• Soil Type: Well-drained, sandy, rocky, or poor soils

• Watering: Low

• Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 3–9

• Seed Type: Non-GMO

• Maintenance Level: Low

• Uses: Wild gardens, medicinal herb gardens, pollinator gardens, borders

Planting Guide

1. Lightly press seeds onto the soil surface—they need light to germinate.

2. Keep soil moist but not waterlogged until germination (10–21 days).

3. Provide full sun for best growth and flowering.

4. Thin seedlings to avoid overcrowding.

5. Mullein may grow foliage in the first year and bloom in the second year.