Mystery plant- tall, looks like a sunflower but not quite
delcogardens
13 years ago
It has several small pods on each upper branch..I don't have close ups of those yet but plan on getting some. It stands at least 8 ft tall. I didn't plant this that I know of - I buy those mixed packets of seeds and just toss in some areas then promptly lose the packet for identifying the plants later. Some seeds are gifts from the squirrels and birds who pass thru.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Iris GW
13 years ago
delcogardens
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tall plant looks like a sunflower -- what is it?
Comments (3)Thanks so much, carol23. I read up on pokeweed and it seems like something I don't want in my backyard. I'll be digging it out this weekend!...See MoreBurgundy and yellow sunflower-ish plant, came up on its own, tall
Comments (3)It looks like a coreopsis. Here is a link that might be useful: Maybe this one...See MoreTall mystery plant, SE Louisiana
Comments (3)It is definitely not a Eupatorium; I have several varieties on my property and am familiar with them. P. americana is awfully close, but the leaves aren't a match. I think possibly Oxypolis filiformis. Many thanks for your help! Here is a link that might be useful: Oxypolis filiformis...See Moretall plant that looks like fennel
Comments (13)If it looks at all like a giant Queen Anne's Lace, it might be poison hemlock. The leaves are lacy, but not as fine as fennel or dill, and the flowers are a collection of tiny flowers in a circular, flat arrangement, as in Queen Anne's Lace. It likes to grow along shady margins, in fairly dampish soil. The ones around here in better soil easily reach 6 or 7 feet....See MoreUser
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