On Tue, 4 Sep 2012 10:02:19 +0000, jena wrote:

Can anyone help identify this plant please. I had one a couple of years
ago that grew to over 6feet high and 4 foot across. It has furry silver
green leaves. there are two photos, one is a large plant and one a
seedling.


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Looks like it might be a Verbascum.... here's the weedy V. thapsus that I spent what felt like a good fraction of my childhood pulling:
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/vesth.htm