Looks like dogbane Apocynum cannabinum to me. See link. FataMorgana Here is a link that might be useful: Indian hemp - dogbane

which can turn into a REAL BIG BUSH .... i think it is poorly placed so close to the house ... mid october would be a great time to move it to a better site .... or early april ... for us in zone 5 MI .... ken

haha, Mike it sounds just PERFECT for a break from my next door neighbor in the front as well...I doubt we could smell it where we are putting it ...we have a horrible situation...the previous owners planted 3 giant redwoods AND a plum tree...the majority of the yard is cement patio with a nice cover and fireplace. They painted the fence red and I NEED some green and privacy, noise barrier on the back fence..I hate looking from the window and patio seeing only RED...we had to remove one of the redwoods and plan on getting rid of the messy plum tree when something else is close to it's size. I want a pretty yard to look out on...with the wet clay here it's hard..this is mostly shade or WAS...now I am back to square one trying to figure out what I can have here...we moved from s. CA here last year and growing conditions were much different...we had great soil...plant water and poof, great plants..here it's jackhammer and hope you can dig into this cement soil here...it's awful...some neighbors gave up and just have everything in pots..but that's off my topic haha...

Ficus nitida.