March 12, 2026
Horned Grebe at the Celery Farm
My first ever here. And the spring arrivals are arriving! The grebe was No. 186 on my Celery Farm life…
What is this plant by the Butterfly Garden (and probably along the Green Way path)?
Hint: The leaves feel like lamb's ears…
Deedee Burnside and Diane Van Kempen both answered correctly.
Deedee wrote simply: Mullein – Verbascum.
Diane wrote: Great mullein, Verbascum thapsus, introduced. A full-grown plant can take up an enormous amount of space. It is considered invasive in NJ. With its enormous height of 10 feet the second year and proliferation of seeds, it is best eliminated as soon as possible.