A capsule, as seen above, develops after pollination and contains a large number of tiny, dark brown seeds. A single common mullein plant can produce between 100,000 to 180,000 seeds. Seeds fall ...

Knowing how to grow common mullein – from seed, cuttings and plant divisions – will not only boost your plot’s wildlife and ...

She included a few photos of the woodpecker feeding on the mullein seed head. I did not have the pleasure of meeting Dr. Trembley; his column predates mine by quite a few years. I’m sorry our ...

One study in Denmark involved successfully germinating common mullein seeds of an archaeological ... ideas for future column topics. Send your photos and observations to spike3116@gmail.com.

Mullein is a biennial, taking two years to complete its life-cycle, then dying after it forms flowers and seeds. At first, it’s just an inconspicuous rosette of greenish-gray, velvety leaves ...

In my former Sierra garden, mullein popped up all over, proving it sprouts prodigiously from seed. That meant that wherever that plant grew, it would soon spread "like a weed" wherever conditions ...

Mullein can help with that too. Although it’s illegal today, crushed mullein seeds have been used for centuries as an effective fish poison. The crushed seeds release saponins, glycosides, coumarin ...

Mullein leaf shouldn’t be used while pregnant or when nursing as the seeds may be toxic. More specifically, mullein seeds contain rotenone, a natural insecticide and fish poison. Though ...

Due to the wet springs we’ve had, common mullein and Canada thistle have been especially prolific the last several years. With seed-heads and flowers on the plants now, both weeds are at their ...