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Mullein
Jun 14, 2015 12:12:45 GMT -5
Post by desertwoman on Jun 14, 2015 12:12:45 GMT -5
Ha! They are considered weeds in this neck of the woods.
I'm loving your enthusiasm for this plant.
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Mullein
Jun 14, 2015 14:49:00 GMT -5
Post by prunella on Jun 14, 2015 14:49:00 GMT -5
Weeds indeed. Invasive, but not in "civilized" areas. In open wildlands? Yes, \ I've never bothered to wonder about the name mullein, so I checked it out:
Gerard (1597)... remarks that it is 'a plant whereof is made a manner of lynke (link) if it be talowed.' Dr. Prior, in The Popular Names of British Plants, states that the word Mullein was Moleyn in AngloSaxon, and Malen in Old French, derived from the Latin malandrium, i.e. the malanders or leprosy, and says: 'The term "malandre" became also applied to diseases of cattle, to lung diseases among the rest, and the plant being used as a remedy, acquired its name of "Mullein"...
The Latin name Verbascum is considered to be a corruption of barbascum, from the Latin barba (a beard), in allusion to the shaggy foliage, and was bestowed on the genus by Linnaeus.
Very much in line with this, the plant is in the Family Scrophulariaceae (Scrofula is a tuberculosis infection,) along with garden snapdragons!
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Mullein
Jun 14, 2015 18:02:16 GMT -5
Post by brownrexx on Jun 14, 2015 18:02:16 GMT -5
Mine opened several days ago. I hope you enjoy yours.
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Post by ellenr on Jun 15, 2015 6:53:45 GMT -5
Mullein is very popular in permaculture, known as an extractor plant bec. of its deep tap root. It brings nutrients up to the surface from deep down. It is commonly found in barren areas, and I read that once it has done its job, it moves on. It is excellent for treating any respiratory ailment, and it is one of four ingredients in my recipe for bronchitis. www.organicauthority.com/health/mullein-herbal-tea.htmlvery easy to grow from seed.
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Mullein
Jun 15, 2015 10:08:27 GMT -5
Post by OregonRed on Jun 15, 2015 10:08:27 GMT -5
Brown: what?! no picture??
Lisa - that thing is soo cool - how tall is it?
My over wintered chard is over my head now...
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Post by wheelgarden1 on Feb 6, 2018 18:46:52 GMT -5
I was just about to post a thread asking about Mullein opinions...and lo and behold, there already is one!
Several years back, we dug several young crowns from an old railroad bed and transplanted them here next to the garden. A year later, they were massive 5-ft spikes of grey-green fuzzy leaves and golden flowers. I remember my fingers stained for days after handling the blooms. And yes, I have used mullein for colds and coughs. Works quite well.
The plants reseeded and hung around for a few years, until a contractor inadvertently dug them up. I'm going to have to make another trip to the old railbed.
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Mullein
Feb 6, 2018 20:08:05 GMT -5
Post by tom 🕊 on Feb 6, 2018 20:08:05 GMT -5
I have used mullein for colds and coughs. How do you do this? Tea or oil? Any recommended dosage? I like the way mullein looks -- such a stately plant -- and have spreaded it around the house. Usually save about thirty plants.
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Post by wheelgarden1 on Feb 6, 2018 22:23:39 GMT -5
tom 🕊 ... I've used it as a tea --- a handful of crushed dried leaves to a quart of heated water, 3-4 times daily. A couple of local old-timers have told me that lightly inhaling the smoke from burning mullein leaves works, as well. Counter-intuitive, I know, but they insist. The tea is good by me.
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Mullein
Jun 26, 2019 14:47:58 GMT -5
Post by Wheelgarden on Jun 26, 2019 14:47:58 GMT -5
lisaann...Nursing a nagging cough, I wish I still had some mullein out here for remedy.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Jun 29, 2019 10:50:48 GMT -5
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Mullein
Jun 29, 2019 11:16:10 GMT -5
Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Jun 29, 2019 11:16:10 GMT -5
tom 🕊, what a lovely summer picture, with the massive mulleins in back and a cheerful array of colors in the front. Some of those flowers look like zinnias. Are they? My mulleins have never sent up seed stalks that tall! They're only perhaps 6 - 9 inches. But they do produce large leaves. One in the front yard is getting ready to bloom. Sadly, another in the garden has some kind of blight or whatever. I think it's time to relieve it of its misery. Please post another photo when your mulleins are in bloom!
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Mullein
Jun 29, 2019 11:37:45 GMT -5
Post by tom 🕊 on Jun 29, 2019 11:37:45 GMT -5
Some of those flowers look like zinnias. Are they? Yes, self-sown zinnias. Could you have another plant that looks like mullein? Maybe Lamb's Ears. They have already bloomed out. Look closely, and you can see the few remaining yellow flowers.
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Mullein
Jun 29, 2019 11:41:10 GMT -5
Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Jun 29, 2019 11:41:10 GMT -5
tom 🕊 , I grew lamb's ears for years; I just love them and their fuzzy little leaves.
No, these definitely are mulleins; the one in the front yard is about 3' tall now, and has the typical mullein leaf pattern.
I copied and enlarged the photo and could see a few stalks on the left and one to the right that have flowers.
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Mullein
Jun 29, 2019 11:46:55 GMT -5
Post by tom 🕊 on Jun 29, 2019 11:46:55 GMT -5
No, these definitely are mulleins; the one in the front yard is about 3' tall now, and has the typical mullein leaf pattern. I misunderstood. When you said " only perhaps 6 - 9 inches", you meant at this time, not mature height. I like their appearance of spires.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Jun 29, 2019 15:57:19 GMT -5
tom 🕊 , I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that. Perhaps I should have just gone back to bed and slept awhile before I attempted to be coherent. What I wanted to write was that the actual bud and flower section was perhaps 6 - 9" high, and generally on a plant from 3 to 4' high. So sorry about that!
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