Verbascum 'Cotswold Queen' - 2026

Verbascum 'Cotswold Queen' is a biennial or short-lived perennial that forms a semi-evergreen rosette of grey-green leaves. From late spring into summer, it produces tall, upright, unbranched spikes adorned with butter-yellow flowers featuring a subtle purple eye. The blooms rise well above the foliage, creating a striking display in beds, borders, or cottage-style gardens, and the plant is also suitable for containers or cut flower arrangements.

Ecologically, 'Cotswold Queen' attracts pollinators, particularly bees and butterflies, with its nectar-rich flowers. It thrives in well-drained, fertile soils and prefers full sun, tolerating alkaline or chalky conditions. The plant is hardy in UK gardens, low-maintenance, and deadheading spent flowers can prolong flowering. Its tall, luminous spikes make it both visually impactful and ecologically valuable.