Weedy, Weedier, Weediest Mullein

A white seedling of Verbascum phoeniceum is enthusiastically blooming away after the October surprise of early rains.

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It held on to its basal leaves in the sere gravel garden all summer in hope of some form of irrigation. Tough little mullein.
I’m never very excited to find self-sown seedlings of this particular verbascum of the dark green, nothing-special leaf.
But seeing it bloom now in late October makes me very glad to have left it in place. Tough, pretty little mullein.

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3 Responses to Weedy, Weedier, Weediest Mullein

  1. M. says:

    what a killer image! it’s pouring here in SF but the gods are clearly smiling on los angeles —

  2. Kathy says:

    Denise I fear that the rains here (5 inches is the word) will produce only seedlings of damned poa annua. Ground is cold and muddy. All is a-droop !

    Cornelius boards the pony express tomorrow..

  3. Grace says:

    Nice plant. I like all Verbascums but I have just the opposite issue. Too much rain. Thankfully it’s a fairly giving plant as your post so aptly illustrates.

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