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While the plant is quite substantial in appearance, its beauty rewards those who lean in for a close examination. Each small five-petaled white flower on the spike has the most exquisite stamens we’ve ever seen, super-fuzzy, mauve filaments topped with contrasting bright orange anthers. Its drought tolerant with a lovely architecture for cottage gardens and just buzzes with bees and other beneficial insects. We couldn’t find seed to grow a crop from for several years and when we did, we found it to contain a percentage of yellow-flowered variants. Our seed was saved exclusively from the white flowering form we prefer, but it still might throw some yellows. Grows to 5’ and flowers the first year if started early. \u003cbr\u003eHardy perennial to zone 5. 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Extraordinarily cheerful and resilient, the biennial plants throw their flowers in their second year. Great medicinal plant for the occasional ear infection as the flowers infused in olive oil are both soothing and antibacterial. Mullein has diuretic, analgesic, expectorant, and antiseptic properties. Another herb that is terrific for soothing the throat, bronchi, and lungs. Internal and external uses. \u003cbr\u003eBiennial. 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