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Godzilla Plant - Help

Ksutherland88Ksutherland88 Posts: 7
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Hi,
Can anyone tell me if they know what this plant is ?
I believed I had planted a foxglove last summer. It grew into a round shape with loads of leaves but didn't do anything else. This year it just keeps growing and growing ! People are now stopping and staring as they walk past. So any help would be much appreciated.
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    It certainly looks like a very large, slightly eccentric foxglove ... it’ll be amazing when it flowers ... looking forward to more photographs! 😊 

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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    It could be a giant verbascum, has yellow flowers
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Did you buy any magic beans recently?
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • SheleenSheleen Posts: 51
    edited June 2019
    Oh My Gosh!!! Thats HUGE! lol. Do verbascum not have greyish leaves though? It'll be amazing to see what the flowers are like :)
    Reminds me a little bit of that massive flower that a couple grew in great Yarmouth... think that was echium? wrong leaves though ... possibly lol
  • Ksutherland88Ksutherland88 Posts: 7
    I will post another picture in a couple of weeks. The stems width must be about 2 inches so far, so I don't think the wind will blow it over anytime soon.
    I cut some of the leaves this winter as it hadn't stopped growing from summer, however I now wonder if it has mutated in some way. I have grown tall foxgloves before approx.6 feet, but the leaves have always been a small collection at the bottom. So if this has yet to 'flower' it could grow another 3 feet lol !!!!
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    Good photo here https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-verbascum-bombyciferum-giant-silver-mullein-in-full-flower-85927991.html which shows it in full flower. That should wow the neighbours!
  • Ksutherland88Ksutherland88 Posts: 7
    Gosh Steephill you might be right ! Wow it's leaves are a lot higher on mine so might have a bit to go yet. Ha ! Well that's something to look forward to 😂
  • Ksutherland88Ksutherland88 Posts: 7

  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I think verbascum too, and a splendid one it is!
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • TheveggardenerTheveggardener Posts: 1,057

    Ksutherland88  you will need to save the seeds as it's a beauty plant. I'm trying to find out if there is a smaller one about 2 ft tall as I have a cluster in the corner of the garden, I'm going by the leaves.
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