Hello Joe Just wanted to let you know that I found the name of the plant. You were right it was in fact a euphorbia. Euphorbia bougheyi Thanks for putting me on the right track Joy

Thanks caliloo - wow you are good! I'm 99% sure #4 is Fried Green Tomatoes - but I never would have remembered on my own. Guacamole sounds right too. #2 is a bit early, I agree. I'll try and post a pic in a few weeks. I don't mean to second guess you, but are you pretty sure #3 is Francis Williams? I have another FW planted just a few feet away - I certainly didn't mean to plant the same plant so close together. Thanks again for your help.

I am leaning Lamium too. :) I had planted a lamium last summer at this spot. It failed to come back until now end of July! I had lost hope because of irrigation pipe leak last december around here which could have killed it. I sure hope it is that lamium. I will post another photo in a few days.

Leaf texture similar to Woundwort but winged petioles scream "Verbesina virginica". Frostweed because it's sap creates ice sculptures in winter, just like Cunila oreganoides and Crocanthemum, which also have the common name Frostweed. It's a beautiful plant. It's white flowers lack a full compliment of ray petals, but that just adds to it's charm. It can grow 10 feet tall, but it looks great after a spring shearing. I recommend deadheading because it'a an agressive seeder and the seedlings put down deep roots quickly.