Re: Verbascum-Mullein

Hi Lisa.  Well they sort of are a weed.  Yes, they get huge.  
Six feet is usual, 8' is not unheard of.  The furry leaves get 
to look pretty crudy by midsummer, so I let them grow in the 
back of the border with the real tall stuff.  The icky leaves 
are covered by the plants in front.  Except for the ones in the 
front of the house, of course ... just to irritate the neighbors 
with the perfect lawns & excessive chemical applications.

Yeah, they definitely go in the "interesting plant" section.

Jaime

> Jaime and Janice,
> 
> All this talk about Mullein, and I just had to go do a plant
> search to see what it looked like.  I discovered that I have
> several that have self seeded in my garden.  Last year, I
> thought they were weeds, and even though I liked the texture
> of the leaves, I yanked all of them out.
> 
> This year, I let them be and now they're over 6 feet tall
> and starting to bloom.  Very interesting plants, but way too
> tall where they are.  They grow all over the place by the
> roadside, both here and back home in Connecticut.  I always
> thought they were a weed.
> 
> Guess you learn something new every day!!!!
> 
> Lisa
> in Michigan for about 2 more weeks
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