{"product_id":"common-mullein-100-seeds","title":"Common Mullein Seeds - Verbascum thapsus | 100 Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eVerbascum thapsus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCommon Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Mullein\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eVerbascum thapsus\u003c\/em\u003e), also called great mullein or wooly mullein, is a striking biennial wildflower native to Europe and Asia, now naturalized across North America. 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