Last year, like always, I took L with me to the plant nursery and let her choose some of the plants for around the yard. She chooses by texture and general prettiness, which is just fine. She found this unlabeled plant that reminded me of lamb's ear -that same fuzzy, pale green type of plant, about 3 inches tall, maybe 5 inches around. So we got two of them to plant beside the driveway. By the fall, they were still fuzzy, soft plants, maybe 10 inches across and about 5 inches tall.
This year, they unexpectedly had an explosive growth spurt - the larger one has a 4 foot tall spike, which is still fuzzy and is also covered with small yellow blooms. We did a little internet research and I think they are mullein plants. The good news is that they are attractive to butterflies and goldfinches. The bad news is that they get larger each year, up to 8 feet tall. It has been growing about an inch a day!
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