In 1996, Julie and David Evans discovered a chance seedling from Verbascum ‘Pink Domino' at their nursery near Bath , Avon and after selecting and producing a small number of plants, contacted Blooms New Plant Marketing to continue with trialling and development for commercial production. Verbascum ‘Pandora' has proved to be a reliable and hardy perennial with dusky pinkish purple flowers which differentiate it from the deep rose pink of Verbascum ‘Pink Domino'.

Fact File

• Height 100cm (40 inches)
• Width 60cm (24 inches)
• Reliable perennial
• Spikes of free-flowering glowing dusky pinkish purple, flowers with a darker centre held above light green basal leaves
• Flowers June to August, will re-flower if trimmed after first flush
• Forms clumps of light-green, sometimes evergreen, leaves
• Site in full sun, good in alkaline conditions or poor soil
• Ideal in gravel gardens, good border plant and in wild gardens

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