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Can you identify this one please?

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FestiveRoad · 29/07/2014 19:43

Ok, I've not weeded this bed for a while Grin and this is now about 6 feet. Please can you tell me what it is?

I don't have the heart to cut it down. It's just about to break out in yellow flowers.

Can you identify this one please?
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MrsLettuce · 29/07/2014 19:56

It's Mullain, the spikes will bear yellow flowers and it'll self seed like crazy.

MrsLettuce · 29/07/2014 19:56

here. Spelt it wrong, of course.

FestiveRoad · 29/07/2014 20:16

Oh that's great! Thank you so much. That explains why there are a few of them.

On the wiki page it says
"western United States residents commonly refer to mullein as "cowboy toilet paper"." Grin

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Ferguson · 29/07/2014 20:25

I was going to say it is verbascum - but now I see it's diff names for same plant!

And there are also many cultivated varieties of it, which I didn't know. Our ones get devoured by masses of caterpillars.

CuttedUpPear · 31/07/2014 00:08

Mullein.

mumma24 · 03/08/2014 11:39

I was going to say verbascum too

Swannupmanship · 03/08/2014 13:13

Get it and its mates out and burn them or they will take over. The seeds spread very easily and it can invade lawns too

MrsLettuce · 03/08/2014 14:00

Ach, it's not that invasive. One needs to keep an eye but it's easy enough to keep on top of if you like them.

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