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 ...

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 ...

Cowboy’s Toilet Paper, Our Lady’s Candle, Bunny’s Ear, Beggar’s Blanket, & Quaker’s Rouge are just a few nicknames for Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus), a member of the snapdragon family. You will ...

Occasionally I find I have random plants popping up in my flower beds. These plants make an appearance despite me not planting them there. I call these my “gifts from the birds.” Let’s face it, seeds ...

Fast Forager Nicole Zempel introduces us to the medicinal power of mullein. Fast Forager Nicole Zempel introduces us to the medicinal power of mullein for help with asthma and other breathing issues.