"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 May 2005 10:16:09 +0000 (UTC), Lynda Thornton
wrote:

Hi

I have a large plant in the garden that I can't identify - it has a lot
of silver/white woolly stems and leaves with globe-like woolly
flowerheads about 1-1.5 in large that are just opening to clusters of
yellow flowers. It seems to be a hardy evergreen and kept its leaves
and colour over winter. Some of the flowerheads have more leaves
growing out of the top of them. It is growing in a woodland style
garden and the soil is fairly acid, if that makes any difference.

It is not exactly beautiful but is fairly eyecatching as the stalks are
approaching 3ft high and there is a large clump of them. It is one of
those things that seems vaguely familiar but I just can't recall the
name!

Any ideas anyone?
Lynda

Could it be mullein?
See http://tinyurl.com/bxof6

Pam in Bristol
Sounds like a Phlomis russeliana, nice leaves (nothing eats them!
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
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Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)