The genus mullein is part of the brownroot family (Scrophulariaceae). There are about 300 species. They are used as medicinal plants. They are herbaceous plants and can be annuals, biennials or perennials and grow up to 2 m tall. There are some trivial names such as: Thunder and lightning candle, torch flower, sky fire, chunkel, ogre candle, weather candle, winter blom, woolly flower or woolly weed. Insect-friendly. Well-known species in European gardens are large-flowered mullein, dark mullein, white-flowered mullein, purple-flowered mullein, The flowers are edible.

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