There’s a summer plant that always seems to show up uninvited in Southwest landscapes, causing many gardeners consternation. On the one hand, this plant does not fit in with your garden design; on the ...

John Manley has spent the vast bulk of his 25 year-plus journalistic career with The Irish News. He has been the paper's Political Correspondent since 2012, having previously worked as a Business ...

(1) Two sequential cohorts of mullein (Verbascum thapsus) were studied in each of six North Carolina sites in order to assess the phenotypic and genetic responses of the populations to successional ...

In episode 89 of Mother Earth News and Friends, Joanne Bauman discusses how to use mullein (Verbascum thapsus), how to make a mullein tincture, and how to use the herb for medical issues. Some people ...

Of all the plants generous to Mankind, verbascum is surely one of the foremost. Many of its folkloric names reveal its sundry practical uses throughout the ages; others have a Biblical whiff or are ...

Mullein tea may possess many benefits. This can potentially include supporting lung health, and having an antimicrobial effect. However, there is limited evidence supporting this and more research is ...

Dusty defiance: Vita Sackville-West wrote that her verbascums looked as though "a colony of tiny buff butterflies had settled all over them" WHEN a plant sheds its common name and becomes known only ...

Mullein tea, derived from the Verbascum thapsus plant, offers a natural remedy for respiratory ailments like coughs and asthma. Its anti-inflammatory and expectorant properties help soothe airways, ...