This tall elegant mullein makes an unmissablearchitectural statement at the back of borders the pristine white flowers with their pale yellow centrestower over theplanting schemebringing height and movement to borders the impressive flower spikes of verbascum phlomoides 39snow maiden39can be found summer bouquets and floral arrangements and you can be sure that pollinating insects love them too although classed as a perennial mullein is generally grown as a biennial or short lived