MULLEIN Deep Dive (Pt. 3 of 3): Don’t Confuse It with Its Common Look-alike; Important Clues for ID

[@michaelnorris5838]

Your voice and speech patterns elicit the most pleasant ASMR response while I listen. Its most unusual for somebody speaking to cause that response in me. It's incredibly relaxing and pleasant!

[@DinaFalconi]

Ha, good to know!

[@pw4g492]

This stuff works great for those that suffer lasting respiratory problems from covid. It is actually healing my brother in laws lungs. He was not expected to live and was sent home with oxygen machines. He is now able to spend more and more time off the oxygen machine. I’m believing in a complete healing from the infused Mullein tea I have been making for him.

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks for sharing your experience here. Sending healing wishes.

[@lesleycross3233]

This is so interesting. I have been diagnosed with “nodules” on my lungs since having a very bad Covid illness. I want to try Mullein tea to see if it helps. I have Verbascum growing in my garden in the UK but the flowers are pink, purple etc., not yellow. I assume that I shouldn’t use these leaves. Pleased to hear your brother-in-law is improving.

[@sophrosyne5900]

I am saving this ! I'm getting into plant identification for tea and tinctures this year and have a gold mine of Mullein , Thistle , Lambs Ear and Sumac + wild strawberries in my back yard that grow wild . This is so helpful !

[@DinaFalconi]

Hello Sasha, so glad you are getting into plant Id and herbal medicine! It is a big part of what I share here on this KZbin channel. Enjoy the videos.

[@ryanbutler2729]

I'm hooked. Thankfully The Last 5 Years I have became so interested in my health and choices. Meaning things like I buy Strictly Organic spices from my local food co-op and so interested in things that are just good for you that doesn't cost a lot. I love how your to-the-point and factual with everything there's no big lead on and dramatic ending it's like literally going to a class that you paid for that you're interested in and I'm getting all of your knowledge, thank you!!

[@DinaFalconi]

So glad! Enjoy the video lessons.

[@earthangel8730]

The birds on my homestead love the tall mullein flower when it goes to seed. Especially woodpecker varieties. I love mullein! It loves my rock garden.

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, Earth Angel, for your comment. I share your mullein enthusiasm!

[@vinjulieann1]

New subscriber - I like how you teach a lot in a short time - no wasting words.

[@DinaFalconi]

Thank you! Enjoy the channel!

[@terriwilson4984]

What more to know about Mullen ? We use the yellow flowers for cough syrup...

[@DinaFalconi]

Yes, flowers also for ear oil. Roots have uses too, but I have not used them yet

[@millboroquiltersouthdakota6037]

Please consider revisiting your videos and adding to them! Making another video with “ oh yeahs…” and Placing them in ”play lists all under the title “ Mullein”, I wondered more about things you did not touch on! What about the plant roots? The seeds? The stock? I heard they can be used as torches at night against mosque? Yes or no? Thank you. I learned from these videos about drying and or absorption of moisture while trying to dry them, great idea to test on skin for irritation! Great job! 😊

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks for your comment!

[@DinaFalconi]

To your questions: I don't use the seeds or roots, so can't comment from experience. I have been at events where the spent flower stalk was used as a torch, but it was first dipped in some kind of fat (don't recall which kind) and also remember it being smoky and unpleasant to be near. Be well!

[@ForReasonsOfConsciousness]

Thank you for your time creating these 3 videos! I learned so much ❤

[@DinaFalconi]

So glad! Please enjoy the rest of the videos on the channel.

[@lawrencelyman3372]

Thank you for this content, but , mullein really can't be mistaken for anything else , except possibly when it is just sprouted.

[@DinaFalconi]

Yes, I agree, but interestingly many folks seem to confuse it with lamb's ear.

[@lawrencelyman3372]

@Dina Falconi luckily, even if confused, there's no danger, in terms of toxins, etc. I truly believe that without mullein, early indigenous peoples here in North America wouldn't have been near as successful in these environments, it just serves so many purposes.

[@tessachilders4101]

It looks quite similar to foxglove, at least to my novice eye. I most likely wouldn’t mistake for lambs ear but for foxglove in particular the distinction is important. Hence my deep dive as I came across the two plants side by side this weekend.

[@susanblack7782]

Thank you for your herbal knowledge given in your videos, Dianne. I like your to the point lecturing facts with added pertinent points of interest to the subject.

[@DinaFalconi]

Thank you, Susan, for your feedback! Enjoy the channel.

[@michaelangelo7511]

Thank you so much. I now know I have Mullein. Very nice presentation.

[@DinaFalconi]

Welcome!

[@GremlinBando]

when you laid the leaves out and explained the differences that was amazing subscribed

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, and glad you've subscribed!

[@Nadeem123513]

Madam please teach us about this plant about benfits

[@DinaFalconi]

Yes, more about Mullein here in our videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKXIamSLgdWVjsk, kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpuoeqeaacp0e6M, kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6rXZ2qFo5aAntk,

[@lunabeta3516]

I can't believe I found mullen today. I'm excited. Really appreciate your lessons.

[@DinaFalconi]

So glad! Enjoy the mullein meeting!

[@justmejust4553]

i wish you would of kept making more videos on youtube, you are a very good teacher

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, and hoping you"ll enjoy the 100+ ones that are up on the channel!

[@GropEyurnuss]

Thank you so much for the attention to detail while teaching us this beautiful plant.

[@DinaFalconi]

Most welcome! Please enjoy the rest of the videos on the channel!

[@jazzaguayo9842]

Thank you for this! This is the best comparison I've seen! I have a ton of mullein in front of my house and I love the plant. But there are a few fuzzy leaf plants poking between my landscaping stones that I wasn't able to identify. They have survived all winter long. This helped me to confirm that they are all mullien because the leaves range from 4 inches to 2 feet. I didn't know they only flower once. It makes me appreciate their blooming period more.

[@DinaFalconi]

Glad to know! Enjoy the mullein!

[@normabussey2254]

Thank you, this was great. We have mullein that showed up in a garden pot & has its 8 ft. flower stem this summer. An amazing surprise plant. 💜

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, Norma, for your comment. Fun to watch mullein find a nook and then shoot up like that!

[@Meryetaten]

Your voice is so soothing . Thank you for sharing the information! ❤

[@DinaFalconi]

Most welcome!

[@stephaniehall3505]

Best video on identifying mullein! Thank you!

[@DinaFalconi]

So glad!

[@joannadams7549]

Thank you for your great videos. I’m curious, does lambs ear have similar properties and health benefits as mullein?

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, it's not an herb I use, so can't say.

[@Bone_marrow-123]

I have a mullen show up in my 40 gallon pot I use for plants , some passing bird must of planted it. Love mullen I've used the tea you buy for years. Great job on explaining mullen on how to harvest it.

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, AI, for your comment. Enjoy the mullein that the birds planted!

[@rulistening7777]

It would have been nice to mention some basic properties of both.

[@DinaFalconi]

Please see these videos for Mullein's properties: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpuoeqeaacp0e6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKXIamSLgdWVjsk

[@DinaFalconi]

Also, and not fully sure of your comment, but I think you'd like info on Lamb's Ear. I don't use it and therefore don't focus on its uses.

[@tadeuszsolowiej1522]

Thank you Dina Falconi for another great educational video. Greetings🌹🙏🤗

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks! Glad you are appreciating and watching the videos!

[@tadeuszsolowiej1522]

@@DinaFalconi 🙂I love herbs since childhood, I have collected, used and they still fascinate me. Thanks to them, my health is in good shape🙏

[@louisafinn8964]

Hi Dina, thankyou for teaching about Mullein. I have quite a few of them volunteering in my forest garden this year. Now I feel closer to them!

[@DinaFalconi]

Hello Louisa! Yes, lucky you to have all that mullein, enjoy.

[@annikasyren3696]

Thanks so much, I just discovered your channel. Do I have to dehydrate the mullein leaves or can I use them fresh for a tea? Also, you mentioned 100 degrees for dehydration, is that Fahrenheit or Celsius?

[@DinaFalconi]

Glad you've discovered the channel! Best to dry for stronger infusion. Fahrenheit.

[@oneofakind6313]

we have a row planted years ago by the older generation in a property we bought.. We are harvesting the seeds now on some and some the flowers and pedals are still green in oct here. wow.. nice fall for sure here.. getting out today to harvest both seeds and plant leaves. thanks for info..I subscripbed.. the vegan body builder.

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks for your comment. Enjoy your harvest.

[@StarWarsNerd777]

Thank you!

[@DinaFalconi]

Hello Sholeh, most welcome.

[@tanyaratti]

Australia: My mullein leaf is greener, pointier with little ridges… is less fat than lambs ear, less thick by a lot, it does have the huge stalk of yellow flowers… the lambs ear flower is shorter stalk and is pale pinky purple. I’m excited to be growing both

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, and curious what species you have in Australia.

[@GraceInnovations]

🥰🥰 I just found your channel and I am about to binge your videos lol. You are so calming and have so much absolutely important information. Thanks for teaching!

[@DinaFalconi]

Hello Sarah, thank you for your comment and enjoy the videos!

[@Thewe.network]

I heard the Indians used to smoke it after smoking tobacco to help cleanse their lungs I'm wondering about the hairs though I am opening an apothecary / hookah lounge and we like to smoke a lot of our medicinals and I would like to add this but I am concerned do you have any ideas

[@DinaFalconi]

Hello WE Network, thanks for your comment / question. I am not a fan of smoke for the lungs, but have heard folks finding mullein smoke helps to clear their lungs.

[@jonehls]

Thank you for your video classes on Mullein. I am new to foraging and am excited to see if I can find some mullein.

[@DinaFalconi]

Hello JoAnn, thanks for your comment. Keep us posted on if you do find mullein, and I imagine you will!

[@mrbooker3162]

@@DinaFalconi Im 75 years old and have seen Mullein in the woods all my life but didnt know what it was. Going to the woods tomorrow to harvest some..... THANKS.

[@Ghost_Os]

Additionally, being a member of the mint family, stachys byzantina will have a square main stem, while mullein does not.

[@DinaFalconi]

Yes, thank you for your comment.

[@FreedomMountainHomestead]

nice series.. thank you

[@DinaFalconi]

Welcome.

[@rachaelmarks3865]

Hi Dina! I'm so excited to see you posting new videos. I'm working my way through the Foraging and Feasting book now and overwhelmed by all the delicious recipes I want to try. As things start to sprout again, I'm itching to get outside and gather some ingredients for a wild salad! And you can bet I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for mullein now, too. :)

[@DinaFalconi]

Hello Rachel, thanks for your excitement about our new videos. I am excited for you to forage and feast. And good luck finding mullein!

[@souls4totalfreedom816]

I love your energy and info!!

[@DinaFalconi]

Glad! Thank you for the feedback!

[@selkiemedicinals]

Super helpful- thank you!

[@DinaFalconi]

Hello Elizabeth! Thank you for appreciating my work! Xo

[@aineforest]

Is it possible to harvest some but still leave enough for it to go to seed the next year?

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, yes, harvest a few leaves from each plant and they should be invigorated by it, and will still flower and seed.

[@bodacioustness5054]

Used dead mullein stalks for torches once!

[@DinaFalconi]

Cool! Did you dip the dead mullein stalks in beeswax?

[@bodacioustness5054]

@@DinaFalconi Yes!

[@angeladepetris-phillippe4152]

I just found my first mullein in the wild a month or two ago and am excited to make oils and tinctures with it. Thank you for the info on drying it, I have to wait awhile for mine to dry in a paper bag because I lack a dehydrator to dry or cure right away. Thank you for this information. Do you wait for all the flowers to bloom to use or do you use them before they bloom too? Otherwise I may be waiting awhile. Haha. If I'm making an oil with the blooms, can I use them before all of them bloom? And can one use the whole stalk with flowers to make oil? Thank you. Much love to you.💚💜✌🤟🥰♋

[@DinaFalconi]

Glad you are finding mullein! To use the flowers, you would pick them as they bloom. Then you would use the flowers to make your oil.

[@paulareeveslmt]

Wonderful, informative video!

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks for appreciating! Happy mullein!

[@brazilian-lady9175]

Looks like sage?? Great video. Thank you for sharing

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks for your comment. Not sure of your question though...

[@krm398]

so mullein is good for a lot of things especially breaking up phylum is the other one good for anything medical?

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, I don't use lamb's ear medicinally, just enjoy it in the garden, but it I recall it being mentioned historically.

[@marywood8241]

Does Mullin bloom the first year? I found one in my yard this year, it hasn't bloomed yet!

[@DinaFalconi]

It usually blooms the second, which is the last year of its life. It's a biennial. So next year you should see blooms on the mullein in your yard.

[@rainger66]

Thank you for this! Was hoping to hear a definitive distinction there at the end when you were showing the height of the stalks; At what size can you be comfortable saying it is NOT lamb's ear? I didn't catch what the max size of lamb's ear typically is. Thank you again!

[@DinaFalconi]

Lamb's ear is quite small. Here in NY its flowering stalk reaches 12" or less, but I hear that it can grow to 24" tall. Where as mullein flowering stalks (unless) stunted) typically grow 5 ft or taller, ranging from 2-8 feet. Please make sure to use all the other id clues too when identifying these plants: leaf arrangement, smell, stalk shape, etc...

[@shellariddle324]

Thank you very helpful

[@DinaFalconi]

Welcome.

[@georgefitzhugh6455]

Just found your channel. Thanks for the information.....Subbed!

[@DinaFalconi]

Thank you for watching! FYI, you can also sign up for my foraging newsletter to stay in the foraging loop: www.inthewild.kitchen/newsletter if that is of interest to you. Be well.

[@monicacruz4407]

Hello, I’m in eastern Spain near Valencia, we have hoary mullein or broadleaf mullein (Verbascum pulverulentum) do you happen to know whether it has similar properties to V. thapsus? Thank you for your great plant i.d 🙏😊🌱🌱🌱

[@DinaFalconi]

Thank you, Monica, for your question. I am unfamiliar with Verbascum pulverulentum, and wonder, too, about its therapeutic properties. Keep us posted.

[@josephchamberlain2016]

Hi, I'm not sure where you are located, I'm in south west Wisconsin. Wondering about harvesting leaves in winter. If they would still be usable after below zero Temps and snow cover.

[@DinaFalconi]

Best to harvest leaves when they are healthy and vibrant during their growing season, but before flowers emerge.

[@notskibidi_alsoQuit]

Loving your videos. I look forward to the next!

[@DinaFalconi]

Thank you for your appreciative comment!

[@garybrinker4522]

Is 'Dustymiller 'the same as Lamb's ear ?

[@DinaFalconi]

Different plants.

[@YahsDisciple]

Can't lambs ear also be smoked like Mullein leaf can be for respiratory?

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, and have not heard of this. I don't use lamb's ear.

[@Seeking-bp7xc]

What is the best app for identification

[@DinaFalconi]

I don't know... don't use one. Still these videos I share on this channel are meant to help with plant ID.

[@gingermarie1760]

Thank you

[@DinaFalconi]

Welcome!

[@cmend7723]

How can you start the seeds? I have many seeds but they won’t sprout

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks for your comment. I don't start mullein from seed, so can't say personally. But if you go over to Strictly Medicinal Seeds, they will have germination info for you.

[@antog288]

Loved your clear and concise information. One question. I have harvested mullein before and just the other day I saw plants I thought to be mullein except when I got close they had very light (non fuzzy) leaves, so I let it be. Is there another type of mullein? Thank you!

[@DinaFalconi]

Hello Anto, there are other types of Verbascum, but not sure what you saw. Be well.

[@antog288]

@@DinaFalconi Yes, just did some "digging" and found out it was verbascum nigrum. Never saw it before.Thanks again.

[@DinaFalconi]

Cool, verbascum nigrum.... what region is it growing in?

[@antog288]

@@DinaFalconi I am in Italy, and saw it in the mountain roadside of Tuscany.

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, good to know.

[@Sixty4hands]

Question do you have a list of herbs that have a complete molecular structures CARBON HYDROGEN & OXYGEN

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, not sure of what you are asking; but don't think so.

[@wmsterritt8391]

I curently am taking my homemade mullein tincture 3ml X 3 per day and I am ecstatic with the results. I am a smoker :( and find that I am able to keep my respitory system virtually free from wheezing and with less coughing also! Does this dosage sound reasonable? How about over the long term? Should I be continuing this regiment every day or should I take a break at some point?

[@DinaFalconi]

Hello Wm, glad to know the mullein is helping. Please note that I am not able to give specific medical advice. Still, generally speaking, one could use mullein long term. Dose depends on weight and other co-factors, but general dosage is 30-50 drops 1-3x a day. Again, this is generic info, and best to work with an herbalist in person to best serve your needs. Best wishes.

[@wmsterritt8391]

@@DinaFalconi Perfect! Thank you for the "non-medical" advice. Wasn't sure I would even get a response due to that. Love your channel. Best regards.

[@DinaFalconi]

Welcome. Enjoy the channel!

[@louisegogel7973]

Are there other plants which also look like first year mullein? If so, do you have them filmed too? I think what I have on my drive is first year mullein because of the leaf shape, fuzz, and rosette growth pattern…

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks for your comment. There prob. are other plants that look like mullein in first year, although none are coming to mind right now. But lamb's ear is the most commonly confused look alike. Try to match you specimen with all the ID clues in our mullein videos.

[@arthur.phoenix]

*Like **#353* Thank you. Informative.

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks.

[@idahlesegomalele6222]

How do we water it?

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, not sure of your question. I don't typically grow mullein but forage for it in the wild. Still, I think you are asking: how often do we water it in a garden. If so, it grows in many soil conditions (dry to moist), so I suggest a moderate amount. This year we had lots of rain and it is thriving.

[@idahlesegomalele6222]

@DinaFalconi thank you for your reply. I'm planning to plant it for myself. I'm asthmatic and I've recently discovered Mullein. Videos like yours are really helpful. I'll see how I do and hopefully after healing myself I'll help heal others.

[@idahlesegomalele6222]

@DinaFalconi I live in South Africa and will try to plant it. When I'm financially good I'll attend one your course. I want to focus specifically on asthma because in South Africa, a lot of people still don't believe in using herbs for treating conditions like asthma.

[@DinaFalconi]

Thank you, and keep us posted on how the mullein does there. @@idahlesegomalele6222

[@idahlesegomalele6222]

@@DinaFalconi will do

[@Familyadventures727]

I understand that lambs ear is also medicinal. Am I wrong?

[@DinaFalconi]

Lambs ear is medicinal, but I don't use it.

[@brianthomas7520]

Is the other plant poisen

[@DinaFalconi]

No, not poison.

[@jo-anneikiua7767]

Can I get seeds

[@DinaFalconi]

Yes, and you can check for seeds here: www.earthbeatseeds.com or Strictly Medicinal Seeds. But hoping you'll find some wild as it's very prolific. Where are you?

[@jo-anneikiua7767]

@@DinaFalconi Favona, Auckland

[@manlybaker3098]

Fortunately, both have medicinal properties. Too often with look-alike plants, one will help you and the other is very dangerous. If you mistake hemp for MJ all you get is disappointed😉😉😉!

[@DinaFalconi]

Thanks, Manly, for your comment. But, of course, good to know you have the right plant.

[@zacheryficinus5550]

Can you smoke the bud

[@DinaFalconi]

Mullein is smoked (though I don't encourage it), and it is the leaf that is used; not the flower bud.

[@koade2113]

Thank you!

[@DinaFalconi]

Welcome!