Mullein in Campground

“Oh, grey hill,

Where the grazing herd

Licks the purple blossom,

Crops the spiky weed!

Oh, stony pasture,

Where the tall mullein

Stands up so sturdy

On its little seed!”

– Edna St. Vincent Millay

We always called it “flannel leaf.” My Dad used to eliminate it when he could because he thought it was poisonous to children.

"The seeds are said to intoxicate fish when thrown into the water, and are used by poachers for that purpose, being slightly narcotic."

For much more information and some medicinal uses read on:

http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mulgre63.html

Make cough syrup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My3WHWYl-IA

Use for toilet paper!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4putIxHsNCk

Now I am over-informed!
Who knew!!??