[1_Rain_Drop]

"I’ve looked for mullein in my area, but never found any. I’ve been trying to learn to identify weeds, wild herbs, and such, starting with my yard, but I’ve never seen anything that looks like mullein."

Mullein is prolific on my property because I allow it. One day it just appeared. Saw it as I was mowing and mowed around it.

It takes two years for the stalk to appear. The first year, the soft fuzzy pale green leaves grow low to the ground. The second year the leaves expand to about a foot long and the stalk with the yellow flowers sprouts. It likes dry soil and full sun. Birds just loooooooove the seeds!

Trivia: Mullein used to be used as torches. They were dipped in wax then lit.
It can be smoked to clear the lungs.

[HoneysuckleTN]

Thanks! I’ll continue to look for it. Maybe I’ll get lucky one of these days. :)

[gnarledmaw]

Supposedly the seeds can be crushed and sprinkled in the water to paralyze fish.

Supposedly.

I woudnt know because that would be illegal.