Mullein

Mullein is a medicinal herb that’s been in use for thousands of years, mainly to treat coughs and respiratory conditions but also as a poultice topically for wounds, burns and skin infections.

The dried yellow flowers and leaves have a slightly earthy, mildly bitter taste, but can make a pleasant tea when sweetened with honey. Safely drink 3 to 4 cups a day.

A biennial, forming a rosette of soft woolly grey leaves the first year before growing a tall flowering spike the second season. Flowers over a long period of time, even in dry soils.

Prefers poor, stony soil to grow in and is often found growing in river beds or roadside.

Also known as woolly mullein, moth mullein and white mullein.

Stratify: Chilling seeds in the fridge for 2-3 weeks prior to sowing will promote germination by breaking seed dormancy.

Surface Sow: Requires light to germinate. Scatter seed on the surface. Press seed down into the soil.  Keep moist.