This Summer three Great Mullein plants have taken over one of the raised beds at the top of the garden.
Two plants appeared in the same bed a couple of years ago, last year they disappeared but this year there are three of the them.
According to the RHS website Verbascum thrapsus or Great Mullein is a tall grey or white woolly biennial and grows up to 2 metres in height. Well it being a biennial explains why we didn't see one last year. It is also known as Aaron's Rod but has many other names including Beggar's blanket, Common Mullein, Adams's flannel, and Woollens.
Also in the garden both Philadelphus shrubs are flowering. One at the top of the garden.
The other in a pot until we decide where to place it. It's my favourite mock orange - Belle Etoile.
Two different poppies have appeared
both self-seeded.
Below
Blue Borage
Common Chamomile
Yellow Loosestrife has returned in a different part of the garden. When we first came here the garden was full of it but we have gradually thinned it out.
Sweet Peas
Hardy Geranium
I've been picking both Sweet peas and Pinks for the house. The scent of both is lovely. It's been cooler today and the garden has benefitted from overnight rain.
Including the pond. The newts are happy as well.
I did not know mullein grew in England too. It literally lined a long section of our road last year, like tall candles lighting the way.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are so pretty. I have never had sweet peas or mock orange, but have smelled both and they're heavenly.
Yes, we do have mullein, I can imagine yours lining your road, it must have been quite a sight. I love the scent of sweet peas and the mock orange is lovely in the air on a summer's evening:)
DeleteI love flowers in the garden which appear unexpectedly. We too have several poppies that just appeared. Foxgloves too. Not a sign of them last year and lots of baby plants this year. B x
ReplyDeleteEach year the poppies appear in different places in the garden. We had borage a few years ago and it disappeared but it has returned this year, self seeded in a different place:)
DeleteYour garden is looking lovely - so many beautiful flowers. Those mullein look large :) and your Sweet Peas are way in advance of mine.The poppies are lovely too.
ReplyDeleteSome unexpected flowers this year, the camomile and the borage just appeared. We sowed some Sweet peas early this year but they didn't take (except for one, the darker one in the photo) so the others we bought from the garden centre, they were planted out quite early too:)
DeleteIt's all looking beautiful in your neck of the woods. What a relief to find out the mullein is biennial, last year it must have been busy building up to no. 3. I wonder how many you'll have in 2027. 😊
ReplyDeleteHa, yes perhaps they will take over the whole bed, who knows what goes on under the soil?:)
DeleteYour self seeded poppies are very pretty and I particularly like the lilac and maroon centred one. Your pond is lovely and the newts must enjoy living in your garden, Rosie. The Mulleins are looking very stately at the bottom of your very colourful garden. Thank you for sharing your photos.
ReplyDeleteWe keep having to top up the pond from the water butts which desperately need a top up themselves. The newts seem okay, we found some little ones yesterday and joy of joy - a frog. We haven't had those for a while. I love the poppies but they didn't last long in the strong winds we've been having:)
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