Verbascum ‘Merlin’, 2L Tequila with his green sleeping bag

with his green sleeping bag rolled up on his back and removeable T shirt and shorts

Raised above its elegantly strap-shaped

This long flowering

A foaming bath essence

in the shape of a classic Citroën HY van - complete with rolling wheels - opens to reveal its cargo of French ‘Galettes Bretonnes pur beurre’ biscuits

Verbascum ‘Merlin’, 2L Tequila with his green sleeping bagOffering great vertical interest, Verbascum Merlin is a compact perennial bearing a profusion of spires, each covered with slightly ruffled, dusky pink to pale purple flowers. Each flower has a brown centre and rim, blooming from late spring to late summer.