Great mullein is a biennial and generally requires winter dormancy before it can flower.
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Great mullein most frequently grows as a colonist of bare and disturbed soil, usually on sandy or chalky ones.
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Other insects commonly found on great mullein feed exclusively on " Verbascum " species in general or " V . thapsus " in particular.
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"V . thapsus " is known by a variety of names . " Common mullein " is the usual name in North America, but " Great Mullein " is the one used in the UK . Vernacular names include innumerable references to the plant's hairiness : " Woolly, " " Velvet " or " Blanket Mullein, " and so on ( " Flannel " is another generic name ).
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V . thapsus is known by a variety of names . " Common mullein " is the usual name in North America, but " Great Mullein " is the one used in the UK . Vernacular names include innumerable references to the plant's hairiness : " Woolly, " " Velvet " or " Blanket Mullein, " " Beggar's, " " Moses', " " Poor Man's, " " Our Lady's " or " Old Man's Blanket, " and so on ( " Flannel " is another generic name ).