Botanical Name: Verbascum thapsus
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Common Names: candlewick, flannel leaf, velvet dock, hags taper, Roman torch, shepherds staff
IDENTIFY
Biennial
Plant shape: tall spike, stem up to 10 ‘ tall
Leaf oval velvet basal leavs 3′ – 2’ long flower: yellow 4 petals, clustered densely around spike
Root of first year plant is the best medicine
flowers collect as they open
ENVIRONMENT
grows in sunny well drained poor soil
sow in Spring or Summer
METHOD
NUTRITION
HERBAL ACTIONS
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