Great Mullein | Plant Information

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Plant Data

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Order:

Lamiales

Family:

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)

Also in this family:

Buddleia, Common Figwort, Dark Mullein, Foxglove, Orange Ball Tree, Purple Mullein, Trailing Snapdragon, Water Figwort

Type:

Flower

Life Cycle:

Biennial

Maximum Size:

2 metres tall

Habitats:

Cliffs, farmland, meadows, roadsides, wasteland.

Flower:

Yellow, 5 petals

5 bright yellow petals, club-shaped stigma. 3 woolly white stamens and 2 hairless. Flowers to 3cm wide.

Fruit:

An ovoid capsule, splitting open to release numerous seeds.

Leaves:

Greyish-green, softly downy, thick and woolly, alternate leaves. The leaves can be as large as 50cm in length.

Other Names:

Aaron's Rod, Adam's Flannel, Beggar's Blanket, Blanket Herb, Bullock's Lungwort, Candlewick, Candlewick Plant, Clot, Clown's Lungwort, Common Mullein, Cow's Lungwort, Cuddy's Lungs, Devil's-tobacco, Duffle, Felt, Feltwort, Flannel, Flannel Plant, Flannel-leaf, Fluffweed, Golden Rod, Grandmother's Flannel, Hag's Taper, Hare's Beard, Hedge Taper, High Taper, Ice Leaf, Jacob's Staff, Jupiter's Staff, King's Taper, Lady's Candles, Lady's Foxglove, Lamb's Wool, Light of the Lord, Lucernaria, Miner's Candle, Our Lady's Flannel, Quaker Rogue, Rag Paper, Shepherd's Club, Torch Lily, Torches, Torchwort, Velvet Dock, Velvet Leaf, Velvet Plant, White Man's Footsteps, White Mullein, Wild Ice Leaf, Witches Taper, Woolens, Woolly Mullein, Woundweed.

Frequency (UK):

Common