RHS 2002 Other common names
Aaron's rod, ag leaf, beggar's blanket, blanket leaf, bullock's lungwort, candlewick, clown's lungwort, common mullein, cow's lungwort, duffle, feltwort, flannel, flannel leaf, flannel plant, fluffweed, hag taper, hag's taper, hare's beard, hedge taper, high taper, Jupiter's staff, king's taper, lady's candles, lady's foxglove, light of the Lord, lucernaria, mullein dock, old man's flannel, rag paper, shepherd's club, torch lily, torches, velvet dock, velvet plant, white mullein, woollens, woundweed, Adam's flannel, felt, Jacob's staff, lamb's wool, velvet leaf
Tall grey or white-woolly biennial up to 2m in height, forming a rosette of large mid-green leaves to 50cm long in its first year, with a stout, upright, woolly stem bearing a succession of light yellow, saucer-shaped flowers 3cm across in the summer of the second year
Position
Soil Types
Max Height
1.5-2.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres