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"Sacha" wrote in message k... On 20/9/04 18:30, in article , "Kay" wrote: In article , Sacha writes It's mullein, a wild cousin of Verbascum. Oi!!! Don't belittle the wild flora!!! ;-) It *is* Verbascum, Verbascum thapsus, just as much a Verbascum as those species and hybrids that are sought out by gardeners :-) (That, I suppose is the disadvantage of using the botanical name - one gets so used to using it for the garden species that one forgets the wild species have an equal right to it) Belittle? BELITTLE???? Certainly not, ma'am. I love it! But I think you must admit that it's more commonly known as mullein. Ehhh both names are correct surely. Whenever I see these, either the wild ones or the garden varieties, I always say Verbascum as I cannot remember the vernacular name. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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