North of the Adirondacks
An Unusual Site Planted by a Blooming Looneytic
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Wildflowers
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Common Mullein
Verbascum thapsus Biennial, common in poor soil, waste places. Although most consider mullein a weed, when given the same care as other garden plants, Mullein will grow to be a very dramatic foliage plant with its silver-gray leaves and its sturdy, towering height.
A real bonus is a mullein unfortunate enough to sprout in a small crevice in a rock garden. Stressed and stunted, growing no more than a foot high, it becomes a miniature model of itself. Overcoming such adverse conditions gives the flowers a significance that a normal sized plant does not achieve. |
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Good self-seeding plant
easily spotted along roadsides |
Requirements:
Soil Type - Sandy, well drained
Characteristics: Height - Up to 6 ft.
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As you can see Mullein grows to an impressive height. Here the Mullein makes these old common daylilies look almost short when in fact they're nearly 5 feet tall. The growth of this Mullein can be attributed to growing in garden conditions. |
