Look along roadsides or any disturbed areas with some open ground, and you are likely to see common mullein, blooming huge spikes of cheery yellow flowers. We have some growing in the bare patches ...

Take a winter stroll through a Minnesota meadow, prairie or any open land or roadside, and sturdy, stalky mullein may be the easiest plant to spot. Its dead or dormant brown stalks and seed heads ...

Recently, common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) seems to be ubiquitous: on roadsides, abandoned lots and even popping up in manicured landscapes. I get why gardeners might find it attractive; with fuzzy ...