@floraluk2 Thanks! It is one of Erigerons I think. Might be Erigerons canadensis , horseweed . In a couple of days it will bloom and I can verify better

If it is Erigeron canadensis, which I do know, since it has spread over here, I have very much misinterpreted the scale of the picture. They look too few, too big and too rounded to me. Let us know how it turns out. Perhaps Jay will be along soon to sort out the species.

@floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK

thanks again! Sorry I should have included a full size picture. The cluster is about 3~4 feet wide. We have a big yard and this isbthe first time and only location we seed this plant.

Wondering maybe the seeds were carried here by the deers

It looks loverly and even yummy😋

Happy spring gardening!

Erigeron seeds are distributed by the wind, usng their little hairy parachutes, like thistles and dandelions. They can travel long distances.

Do you think it looks vaguely hawkweedish (hieraceum), Floral? Don't laugh, I am trying to get better at screen ID (am much better IRL)

@rosaprimula, thanks!

hawkeeed blooms yellow flowers? This plant should have white flowers lloking at the buds.

That's a thought. But I don't get that impression. We'll know soon when it flowers. I could be miles off.

There are loads of fleabanes and hawkweeds (and bits). I have tried to categorise them all in my head (failed).

Erigeron philidelphicus looks right. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250068358 right.

I was wondering about that one but, never having seen it, I didn't want to stick my neck out. We should know soon.