Friday, September 12, 2008

I Heart this Alien Plant - Fri, Sept 12th

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

is that where you hike with the dogs every day?

Tyler Connoley said...

It's one of the places. I try to change it up, so we don't get bored.

bethanyjoy said...

Oh, mullein.

Anonymous said...

i love seeing you here Bethany.

we've never even met and yet somehow I feel connected (like with Colleen). because we have very, very, very dear friends in common.

bethanyjoy said...

Yes. It's true. And I you. We ARE friends, of course. And we'll quite possibly never meet. I'm not sure that matters.

Tyler Connoley said...

I googled mullein. It looks like it's an Asian plant that's an invasive nuisance in the Southwest United States. I still like it, though.

bethanyjoy said...

Invasive nuisance? Sheesh! Not only is it one of the only soft things in the desert (t.p.) but it's got great medicinal qualities. Did you know that you could roll up one of the leaves & "smoke" it to help open your air passages if you're having trouble breathing...like from an allergic reaction to something? It's great! Then again, most plants the general population call "weeds" are actually highly nutritious and/or medicinal.