Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
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🌿Main photo · Liz's Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
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▶Quick grow facts
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Pests & diseases
Spider mites are a problem in hot weather. Slugs and snails are occasional problems. Rich soils will result
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What it is
Common mullein is a fuzzy biennial herbacous plant in the Scrophulariaceae (snapdragon) family native to Europe and Asia. Its distinct flower stalk can grow quickly to a height of 6 to 10 feet tall and is found growing in fields, roadsides, pastures, and waste places and has naturalized across the United States and Canada. (Species-level info; not specific to this variety.)
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Harvest in Houston
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Cautions
Spider mites are a problem in hot weather. Slugs and snails are occasional problems.
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