So what did they do before the Sears Catalog hung in every outhouse in America? Supplying the "necessary" isn't talked about much, but there is botany at the very heart of this certain small ...

The Mullein is too good a plant to be called a weed. The leaves are large, greyish and covered with fine hairs that make the leaves as soft as felt. The only thing weedy about mullein is that it is so ...

Add height and a little drama to the garden with flowering spires of mullein, also known as Verbascum. Here are some colorful ...

Look along roadsides or any disturbed areas with some open ground, and you are likely to see common mullein, blooming huge spikes of cheery yellow flowers. We have some growing in the bare patches ...

There’s a summer plant that always seems to show up uninvited in Southwest landscapes, causing many gardeners consternation. On the one hand, this plant does not fit in with your garden design; on the ...

Recently, common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) seems to be ubiquitous: on roadsides, abandoned lots and even popping up in manicured landscapes. I get why gardeners might find it attractive; with fuzzy ...

Take a winter stroll through a Minnesota meadow, prairie or any open land or roadside, and sturdy, stalky mullein may be the easiest plant to spot. Its dead or dormant brown stalks and seed heads ...