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Steve And Muffin’s Wildflowers #44.
Hi everyone! Today’s wildflower is the “common mullein”. This is not a native wildflower but an introduced species from Europe. Some consider it a terrible weed, others really like it. I like it myself, and so do bees and butterflies. That makes it a good flower to have around, and it’s not invasive like other introduced wildflowers, staying mainly to areas where nothing else wants to grow, such as gravel pits and other waste areas like roadsides and railways with very poor soil and dry conditions. It seems to prefer sun but will grow in partly shaded areas. It is literally found all over North America. It blooms from July to September and can grow up to 7 feet tall with very thick strong stems and very large leaves that feel somewhat like flannel. The first year only produces leaves, the second year brings out the flower stalk. The flowers are very bright yellow but small for such a large plant at only 3/4 inch (18mm) across.
Kind of an odd, but interesting, wildflower. Have a wonderful day everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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I think we have this one too
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Yes, most likely you would. I may write a bit more about these in the near future.
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Hey those rail tracks ditches and gravel pits need a little brightening up anyway!😁😁
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That’s what I think too, and these wildflowers generally grow where nothing else will grow, so I like them and so do insects. That’s a good thing right there.😁😺🐝🐝🦋🐞🐸🐒
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Yep! Dress the place up a bit!!
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Exactomundo!
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That’s what I said!
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I didn’t hear you say that.
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That’s cuz all that smoke got in your ears!!😂😂😂
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What was that?
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It’s affecting your eyes too🤓🤭🤭🤭🤭
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I can see just, cough, cough, wheeze, fine. But this smoke is so, cough, cough, thick, I can’t see, cough , cough, wheeze.😳😲🤧🔥
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You should get some goggles.🤓🤓
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Where would I put hogs?
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In the freezer??🤣🤣🤣🤣
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They might get cold in there.
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That’s the point they might get overcooked in the fire!!😬😬😯😳
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I don’t care, they can hire whoever they want, but I’m not paying.😒
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It does look familiar …never knew the name of it before…thanks for the info ! 😻🙂🤔😴
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They are an interesting plant!😀😺📷
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Looks odd too, may be nature has its own way to decorate it’s places with such flowers 😉
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Yep, these flowers usually grow where nothing else will grow, so they have a purpose.😁
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what else is on earth without a purpose 😉 except our invention..
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Some of our inventions are good too, but certainly not all of them.😳
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Certainly not all of it 🤓😉
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Fun Fact It also makes a tea that is great for your lungs if you have COPD
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All you need is laughter, John was mistaken
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Yes, that’s very true, I didn’t mention it because I will likely do a post on it’s tea quality!
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I harvest it
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Does it taste good?
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Yes but you have to steep it right 👍👍
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I must give it a try this year.
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