You might be a “Southie” if...

[Mimi13]

I just looked it up and I see there is a difference between the two. I had never heard of mullein. http://laurels-garden.blogspot.com/2012/04/mullein-or-is-it-lambs-ear_16.html

 

[SueT]

I just looked it up and I see there is a difference between the two. I had never heard of mullein. http://laurels-garden.blogspot.com/2012/04/mullein-or-is-it-lambs-ear_16.html

thanks for sharing this link! Ours is definitely mullein, then. I just picked some to dry for tea. Supposedly it tastes good and is considered safe to use.

 

[Mimi13]

thanks for sharing this link! Ours is definitely mullein, then. I just picked some to dry for tea. Supposedly it tastes good and is considered safe to use.

Everything I’ve read so far this morning points to it being safe and reliable.

 

[SueT]

Another herb we have is lemon balm, this we planted and it comes up each year. I have used the tea for anxiety, but read this
Lemon Balm relaxes the blood vessels and is also credited with an antiviral effect. pox, cold sores and acne. exerts an anti-inflammatory action that may prove useful for alleviating redness and swelling associated with acne outbreaks. ... Being a member of the Mint family, Lemon Balm decrease stress and anxiety.
(An advantage of being a southie, is these plants are already growing well and ready to begin using.)

 

[duluthralphie]

We had snow last night... I am guessing that will set the Mullen back.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

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My birthday is November so I’m glad I’m a Southie! Luckily I’ve got a bunch of banana tress with lots of leaves. Just hope I don’t run out and have to turn to the thorny aloe vera plants!

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I'm a February baby...no socks in my bathroom...yet. lol

 

[CindyinSD]

Supposedly, mullein tea is anti-viral, anti-bacterial and reduces respiratory inflammation. I'm drying some leaves now. Flowers won't come till later.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/mullein-tea#benefits-uses

Any mullein we may have starting to grow now is too tiny a rosette under the snow to even make an earring. That said, this is interesting. I've read about smoking the leaves as a respiratory treatment and steeping the flowers in oil for ear drops, but making tea from the leaves is an interesting new idea. Thanks!

 

[CindyinSD]

I just looked it up and I see there is a difference between the two. I had never heard of mullein. http://laurels-garden.blogspot.com/2012/04/mullein-or-is-it-lambs-ear_16.html

Here's an image of Lambs Ear from Wikipedia:

Stachys byzantina

And here's the stuff I call mullein in its second year:

In its first year it yields much better TP. It looks like this:

 

[duluthralphie]

Here's an image of Lambs Ear from Wikipedia:View attachment 2066634
Stachys byzantina

And here's the stuff I call mullein in its second year:

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In its first year it yields much better TP. It looks like this:

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We call that “Indian Tobacco” here. It is suppose to be really good as a paste for poison ivy and insect bites.

 

[CindyinSD]

We call that “Indian Tobacco” here. It is suppose to be really good as a paste for poison ivy and insect bites.

I don't think we have Lambs Ear here.., at least I've never noticed it--and I think I would.