Re: Verbascum t.-Mullein/Ideas
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Verbascum t.-Mullein/Ideas
- From: F*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 20:53:21 EDT
In a message dated 6/22/98 12:42:14 PM, rothcrew@teleweb.net writes:
<<I like to cut the central bloom stalk off, and then it sends
up a bunch
of lateral stalks--they don't get as tall and they're
bushier. These
grow on a dry bank I have and are spectacular. Judy Warner
What a great idea!!!!!!!!! I'll have to try that next time.
Lisa>>
This happens in nature too when the top on a spire is injured be insects or
animals... it forms a candelabra. I have seen mullein torches... they work,
but watch for burning pieces falling off. The dried stalks are sometimes
painted (various colors) and dressed up in glitter or gilding for a great tall
arrangement in a large pot on the floor. The flowers are used medicinally as
are the leaves. And they hold soil on banks that are dryish and hard to cover.
The stumps left in place continue to hold the soil and eventually other plants
will take hold! To have a yearly display... sow seeds for several years so
that there will be new rosettes and blooming stalks in any given year. Campers
sometimes use the leaves for t.p. but I bet it would be too itchy!
Blessings of the Midsummer Season!
Lee Corbin Fireraven9@aol.com
7200 feet Zone 5 & Sunset Z 2
5+ Acres of Forest & Meadow
Central New Mexico Mountains
Ponderosa,Pinion,Juniper,Oak!
TaigaSemiArid**90DaySeason
SoilPH-6.8to7-clay,sand,loam&
limestonewith2to3'freezedepth
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
