I Couldn’t Help But Notice That Strange and Interesting Plant
Monday, July 20th, 2009Okay, garden. We both know I have no idea what I’m doing when I start digging holes and cramming plants in there, but now you’re being ridiculous.
Does anyone know what the hell this thing is?
No one in my building planted it and it keeps getting bigger and, frankly, we’re all getting a little worried. Is it just a weed? Do weeds do… that?
Update: It’s been identified! My neighbor Carrie added this at the bottom of an e-mail: “In other news – our alien life form in the backyard has been identified. Apparently it wards off witches and cures ear aches so it may come in handy.”
It’s called The Great Mullein.
Comments
Hi — Does this look like your plant? http://www.weedalert.com/weed_pages/wa_broadleaf_plantain.htm ?? If not, weedalert.com is a good place to look at pictures. I would say most definitely a weed.
July 20th, 2009 at 11:15 am
A green, dead-eyed version of you with a weed for hair is going to stand up out of the dirt one day.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
You only have to worry if it starts saying “Feed me”
July 20th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
I don’t know, Mum. It’s definitely not “shallow.”
July 22nd, 2009 at 12:32 pm