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Lambs Ear?
alnick1018
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Good afternoon
this is my first post and I would like to ask everyone’s opinion on this plant. I believe it’s called a Lambs Ear and I found it under a plant in the corner of the garden. I brought it into the light in March and as you can see it has flourished well. There is a baby one growing from the side. Is it usual for them to grow this big?
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I think that could be Verbascum Thapsus, Great Mullein.
Lamb's Ear is Stachys byzantina - a much smaller plant with stems carrying tiny pinkish flowers
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Oh no,no,no Edd - these are Lambs' Tails....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks for everyone’s input now we know what they are called. We do like them and if they self seed then can have a row of them!!! The neighbour likes it as well and she may have them inadvertently now as the wind has blown some of the petals into her garden.
throw a few seeds over for the neighbour when they ripen.
Most Verbascums are biennial so let it seed to get more
In the sticks near Peterborough
Love verbascums but watch out for the mullein moth - wonderful colourful caterpillars that will demolish the young plants over a couple of days. Fascinating to watch as they grow from tiny caterpillars into great big fat ones but very destructive! I usually leave one sacrificial plant and pick them off the rest, but always wearing gloves.