Plant Identification help!

[MarkRG]

Ok, while I may be a good gardener, and I even went through my plant encyclopedia, I have no idea what this is! My mom, who I get most of my gardeing bent from, has this thing in her garden, it's over 6 feet tall and still going! :earseek: It gets sporadic blooms on the stalk, and is winter hardy. Any help would be much appreciated!

http://pages.prodigy.net/mark_gums/Plant.jpg

[olena]

I know it's not liatris, but it reminds me of liatris.

[Snowwark]

Hi Mark, nice to see you again! :D

I have no idea what your mystery plant is, but my DH had a look at the picture and said he see's those plants along the side of the highways quite often.

Sorry I couldn't help you out!

Any other Buds have an idea what it might be?

[gina2000]

Sorry, I have no clue.

[Mamu]

Hi Mark it's called a Verbascum.

The yellow one is the common Verbascum you see along roadsides and in fields. They also come in other colors. I have a peach with purple centers.

Here is a link:
Verbascum (http://www.jdsgardens.com/verb.htm)

[Snowwark]

Mamu to the rescue!!!! :Pinkbounc I think she's got it!! :)

It certainly looks like it, take a peek!
Verbascum (http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Yellow%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/verbascum%20thapsus.htm)

..there are white ones also, this pic is a yellow one.

[Snowwark]

ROTFLOL Mamu!!!!! :) You beat me to it! You go garden Guru!! :) ;) :)

[Maleficent2]

but my quess was Mullein and doing a search for that I am glad to see I was partially right it is a member of that family.

I found a couple of good links.

http://waddell.ci.manchester.ct.us/id_mullein.html

http://www.fsperennials.co.uk/catalogue/pl_verbascum.htm



Mal

[MarkRG]

Thank you all that is definitely it!

What an interesting plant! I have never seen anything like this, it's getting near 8 ft tall now to the top of the bloom stalk.