what is this?

Last post 19-05-2012 10:27 AM by miranda. 3 replies.

• 18/05/2012 02:35 PM
  coffee Location: west midlands Joined on: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 87	Reply | Contact  Last year this plant appeared in my garden - thought the birds dropped it but this year I have 3 full grown ones what is it ?coffeex

• 18/05/2012 02:57 PM	In reply to
  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 4,072	Reply | Contact Looks like Verbascum thapsus. They're quite impressive when they flower as they can grow to more than 2m and when they put on a spurt while the flower spike is going up, you can almost see them growing. They flower in the second year, so yours should do that this year.

• 18/05/2012 04:11 PM	In reply to
  coffee Location: west midlands Joined on: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 87	Reply | Contact  Thanks miranda  looked at the link and it also says it is used for remedy/ medical uses so  it sounds a useful plant  but how do youm use it for remdies any idea's?  coffeex

• 19/05/2012 10:27 AM	In reply to
  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 4,072	Reply | Contact There's an interesting page here, coffee: http://www.kingdomplantae.net/commonMullein.php