Verbascum Phoeniceum

Common names: Purple-flowered Mullein, Purple Mullein

Genus: Verbascum

Species: Verbascum phoeniceum

Class: Pentandria

Order: Mongoynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Verbascum

Modern Species: Verbascum Phoeniceum

Modern Family: Scrophulariaceae

Plant Type: perennial or biennial

Color: variable, but usually red or violet

Season: summer

Native Region: S Europe, N Asia

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum