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Old 07-07-2007, 12:16 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Not a mystery plant anymore - Verbascum thapsus - Great Mullein

"David (Normandy)" writes
By popular demand! Here is a photo of my other mystery plant which Stewart
Robert Hinsley managed to identify yesterday from a brief description only.

The plant was growing in the veg plot last year as a small rosette of furry
silver leaves and looked quite cute, so I transplanted it to the orchard. A
year on it has become quite a monster. The once pretty looking leaves have
made a feast for lots of caterpillars so are now quite tatty.

I'll let it run to seed and scatter the seeds in our wild flower area.

http://www.avisoft.co.uk/SharedPhotos/Hpim5565a.jpg

Are you going to post a pic of the caterpillars too? :-)
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Kay