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- The multiplication of the mullein
- Different types of mullein
- Propagation by seeds
- The multiplication of the mullein by root cuts
- Tips & Tricks
When propagating with self-collected seeds, it can come to surprising flower colors
The multiplication of the mullein
Due to the velvety hairy leaves, the mullein, which flourishes in many cottage gardens, is sometimes popularly referred to as a wool flower. You can increase the attractive flowering plant with the candle-shaped inflorescences relatively easily, but need some patience until the first flowering of the young plants.
Early article The heyday of mulleinDifferent types of mullein
In the candelabra of the genus Verbascum is to distinguish between different lifetimes of the various varieties, these are sometimes:
The wildly occurring mullein in this country with the characteristic, yellow single flowers usually reaches the flower only in the second year. As a rule, candles generally reproduce unproblematically by self-sowing. As a rule, annual and biennial specimens die rather quickly after flowering. If you are unsure about the type and life, you should still cut the mullein after the flowering time above the lower pairs of leaves or first let mature the seeds in the seed pods.
Propagation by seeds
The maturity of the seeds is indicated in the due to the hairy leaves often also called wool flower mullein by the breaking up of the seed capsules and by the blue or black color of the seeds. Sowing of the seeds is generally possible in spring and autumn, with as fresh as possible seeds giving the best results. If you have bought hybrid seeds from specialist retailers, then you can not reproduce them from self-harvested seeds. In addition, the candles grown from their own seeds are not always true to the species and can sometimes have surprising flower colors. If the seeds are preferred in planters, you should isolate the young mullein candles to a distance of about 50 centimeters, as soon as they have finished their first pair of leaves.
The multiplication of the mullein by root cuts
Two- and multi-year varieties of mullein can also be propagated by so-called root cuttings, which arise in this propagation method varietal offshoots. To do this, expose the roots of a strong mullein after flowering, or dig them out carefully. Then cut about five to ten centimeters long root pieces with a sharp cutting shear or a knife and overwinter them sufficiently moist in a cool but bright room. By the spring, a first pair of leaves should have formed on each root cut, so that a few directly into the garden bed is possible.
Tips & Tricks
When propagating through root cuttings, make sure to plant the individual root pieces in the direction of growth in the augmentation box filled with a sand-soil mixture.