In some cases, people may intentionally plant flowering weeds because they like the appearance. One such weed is the common mullein, or Verbascum thapsus; some people find the tubular flowers of ...

(n.) Any plant of the genus Verbascum. They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with densely woolly leaves, is Verbascum Thapsus. Mullein ...