TWO MISSING PLANTS JUST SHOW UP

1. 2 is Japanese lanterns. I have it also. In fact, quite a few of them. It actually is quite invasive, but is easily pulled out. You can cut off the stems with the orange seed pods, remove the leaves, and dry them indoors, for some nice autumn decorations. I like that.

1. 1 is a weed here. It looks like mullein which spreads quickly from seeds. However, I do have a friend who grows this as a speciman plant for her garden. She does collect a few seeds, and destroys the plant before it spreads all over the place. However, there does also seem to be some good for this plant. Check out this site: http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://extension.unh.edu/fhgec/graphics/mullein.jpg&imgrefurl=http://extension.unh.edu/fhgec/docs/Weeds.htm&h=369&w=250&sz=98&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=OYvwcPdruD2HrM:&tbnh=122&tbnw=83&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgarden,%2BMullein%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den

-- jroot

mullen.. Rick loves the mullen – probably because I don’t! lol

Nice “finds” and gorgeous gardens as always!!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I also have the Japanese Lantern but it is not in bloom yet!
As far as the mullein, it is a weed and it is growing all over the place! I remove it from the flowerbeds but allow it to grow at the back by the Himalayans and it does look nice!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

jroot Thanks for the information,I got seeds from a friend at work,she called it a corn plant I have too show her this information.(corn plant my you know what)

-- Louise Edgwood,Md.

well…..I suppose…..the flower, being yellow, and the shape…..could be mistaken for corn…. ???

-- jroot

I got mullein from a catalog when I was creating my medicinal garden. My relatives in TN laughed and told me never to spend money on it again (it grows as a weed practically everywhere). They did give me a nice recipe for a sits-bath for the piles (LOL).

On #2, I also grew Japanese lanterns in my front bed, and the first year they looked great. The second year they became incredibly agressive, and starting last year, I actively tried to get rid of them. I’m still fighting the battle; the roots go deep and are incredibly tough—also, the roots spread the plant like rhizomes, and go quickly! The seeds are highly fertile, and germinate readily. Keep your eye on them…they’re pernicious!

-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit

Beautiful gardens. Your corn plant, is a weed here as well. I have a friend that will grow anything with a flower on it, weeds included. He lives in Calgary, but is from Ontario and will come home and take any of my wanted and unwanted plants back with him. I have told him to take all he wants LOL!

-- There is always room for one more plant!!