Moth Mullein, Verbascum blattaria, is blooming now in waste places and along roadsides in western Pennsylvania.
Though non-native this biennial doesn’t tend to invade natural areas because it prefers disturbed soil. Its five-petaled white or pale yellow flowers grow on a tall showy spike 2-4 feet high that blooms from bottom to top. When blooming it’s hard to miss.
This month I’ve seen moth mullein in my neighborhood, in Schenley Park and along roadsides. A big crop must have seeded two years ago.
(photo by Dianne Machesney)
8:23 Mon. 6/22; There is somebody at GT. Is it Louie? If so he was there very early today also. Keep waiting for “the child:” Faith
That is beautiful and it is blooming in my neighborhood as well. I must say that Dianne did an EXCELLENT job taking this picture. I don’t think the beauty could have been captured so perfectly…
A Friend Of Mine Found This Growing Curbside, Windsor Ontario Canada. Beautiful Flower. I Had An Idea Of What It Was, But Found It on your site.