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Moth Mullen is a wildflower. It grows where it wants to.
I put the lasagna garden in the area where it was growing but didnt se it the next year. or since. It was 2007 -8 when I saw it.

So it's a weed?

yes

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://chestofbooks.com/flora-plants/flowers/Nature-Garden-Insects/images/Moth-Mullen-Verbascum-blattaria.jpg&imgrefurl=http://chestofbooks.com/flora-plants/flowers/Nature-Garden-Insects/Moth-Mullein-Verbascum-Blattaria-Figwort-Family.html&usg=__GsYd04SrlGVPPItD6oQ2huF2xPA=&h=766&w=500&sz=36&hl=en&start=0&sig2=7kWHqmkP6nSK79XEY-GN1w&zoom=1&tbnid=jKb5kDmGvcDwcM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=89&ei=Erg-TbndG9LAgQfRu9WzCA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmoth%2Bmullen%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1076%26bih%3D607%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=124&vpy=71&dur=12032&hovh=278&hovw=181&tx=91&ty=115&oei=Erg-TbndG9LAgQfRu9WzCA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

It's a pretty weed :)

I agree. Wish it had flourished. I also wish other invaders would disappear as easily.
Just change the environment near where they grow.

Imagine my surprise when I found this little beauty growing in my woodline in 2009....
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/epipactishell.html

Looked for it last summer but didn't see it. I read somewhere that the conditions have to be just right for it to bloom the way it did. Cool, rainy weather which we had a lot of the summer of 09

Just gorgeous. What a treat.

http://ontariowildflowers.com/main/species.php?id=93
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1382/
Have woods? They will grow up your way too....hardy to z3 ^_^

This is the color mine was...
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/203530/

This message was edited Jan 25, 2011 7:38 AM

Fantastic

Yes, I hope it comes back...the plant, not the cold wet summer :)

'Angelique'

'Westbourne Naughty Girl'

must be glorious at your house.

Yes, folks that's just what we need after the Winter From Hell.....a cold, wet summer! Will move to Florida for sure! Love both those wildflowers......I usually just get fleabane, & ragged robin for wild things.....oh, plenty of dandelions & sometimes devil's paintbrush.....

Jo Ann made me think about my tall lilies this morning, and I got to thinking of the tallest ones I own. I think 'Space Mountain', Conca d' Or and 'African Queen' are tall, but my tallest last year was 'Elusive'. It was over the top of the dog fence which is 6' high.
So what is your tallest perennial?

This message was edited Jan 26, 2011 6:08 AM

My tallest perenn. is a lily Both Shocking and Species Regal went over the top
Shocking 79 inches Jul 17

Species Regals
Official measure was 108 inches or 9 feet. I couldnt hold the camera and measure at the same time, terraine is too "iffy"

Holy COW!!!!

I was blown over. The only reason I was out with the tape was because Allison and I were measuring the progress of the 10 foot cosmose.
I have seen moe trails a few months ago so I doubt I will beat that record.
I have never measured the African Queen but its in its 3rd year so I hope to remember this year.
This was 2009 let me see if I have a profile of that garden from last year.

hows this for obcessive photography. 2008 -2010
I think the NOID Melon colored was the African Queen.
Since I have no life I will fix tha pix.

This message was edited Jan 26, 2011 6:41 AM

Are these all in full sun? A.Q. is in full sun but Elusive is in partial shade half the day, full sun the rest.

Cool, you can see the progress!

This side of the house gets dappled sun in the AM and full sun mid day then shade the rest. Shockings get full sun all afternoon and Regals get half sun AM and full sun after 1 o'clock.

Elusive gets full sun after 1, AQ gets full sun pretty much all day and so does CDO and S.Mt.

I was surprised at how little sun they needed to perform well. I have Garden Treasure in an area that doesnt get enough sun to grow decent annual poppies.
You know this means there are more areas for lilies. I took advantage of that last year and planted tons. everywhere

I need that Garden treasure :)

Similar looking (to my eye ) is Silk Road and a few others.
Garden Treasure

That is one of my favorite combo's with the Mondara!

Thanks its a favorite pic of that area. These are Buggy Crazies noid large white lilies with it.
I hope this is the right pix

Very pretty, Buggy had the best bulbs!!!

Ahhhmen. Sorry to loose her. I ordered a week before she closed. All that was left were asiatic mix 25 bulbs. She sent nearly 40. I am still trying to ID what I have.
Thankful she left her site up so I can do that.
This is Orange Art (not one of hers) I love it with larkspur Galillee

Me too, love blue & orange together, lovely combo.

I have been wanting to do this idea for days.
Trellis made from xmas wreath ring and rebar. I used self release cable ties because I will move the trellis somewhere else. Its about 4 feet tall so a short clem might be nice.

Aren't you clever, Jo! It will make a great trellis.....loved those lilies....my tallest lily last year was Conc A'dor...it was well over the garden fence which is 5' tall.

Thanks Marilyn. I havnt decided if it will hold clems or MG's.

MGs might be better....easier to train, & they cover a structure fast!

Yep

My tallest perennial is Eupatorium Bartered Bride. It tops out at about 12 feet in moist soil.

Beautiful Polly. What a nece combo with the waving grass.