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Great Mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Great Mullein, also known as Aaron's Rod, is a biennial plant which forms a large leaf rosette in the first year and then produces a leafy flower stem in the second year...

Plant height
100—200cm
Position
Sunny
Soil
Dry
Flowering times
June—August

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Great Mullein, also known as Aaron's Rod, is a biennial plant which forms a large leaf rosette in the first year and then produces a leafy flower stem in the second year.  The leaves are greyish with soft hairs and the flowers yellow, borne at the top of the stalk. 

It is mainly found on rough dry grassland, stony sites, roadsides and hedgerows.