Verbascum thapsus
Mullein is one of those plants that we see all the time on the sides of roads and in overgrown urban lots, but we don't even notice it until it's in the context of a flower or herb garden.  I can't tell you how many people have exclaimed, "What's that!?" pointing at the mandala-like wooly leaves and 7+' tall golden flower spikes of a mullein plant in the garden near our front door.  Extremely cheerful and resilient, the biennial plants throw their flowers in the second year.  Great medicinal plant for the occasional ear infection as the flowers infused in oil are both soothing and antibacterial.  Mullein has diuretic, analgesic, expectorant, and antiseptic properties.  Another herb that is terrific for soothing the throat, bronchi, and lungs. We love this plant.
Biennial
Packet size: 150 seeds

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