The stems look like angelica. Or it could be a parsnip. As you say, definitely an umbellifer. I have a stray carrot from last year flowering now. it's in the middle of the sweet corn block, but I haven't the heart to pull it out.
@bertrand-mabel I think you meant to post a link, but it hasn't come through?
@fidgetbones ahhh don't say that! I'm less sure it's a parsnip but I did grow Gladiator parsnips last year, and this did appear last year too. If it's an escapee, it's somehow made it about 30 meters. And I have no idea how I'll get it out the ground, I had Gladiators over 18 inches long last winter, but those were in a prepared bed that I could lift out easily.
The drama!
Thanks for all the advice, let's see what happens over the next few weeks!
Please can you take a clear close up pic to show the open flowers. Wild parsnip flowers are flat topped with 5 identical tiny, curled, yellow petals./5 stamen
It's still really uncertain to me! I'll post some more when the flowers are fully out. I can't post a full resolution photo as it's too large, hopefully this helps.
It's now over 7 foot tall . I think it's Angelica. No new features are emerging, apart from the insane height of it! Picture below shows the fully open flowers, even though they don't look fully open. Strange.
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@fidgetbones ahhh don't say that! I'm less sure it's a parsnip but I did grow Gladiator parsnips last year, and this did appear last year too. If it's an escapee, it's somehow made it about 30 meters. And I have no idea how I'll get it out the ground, I had Gladiators over 18 inches long last winter, but those were in a prepared bed that I could lift out easily.
The drama!
Thanks for all the advice, let's see what happens over the next few weeks!
Wild parsnip flowers are flat topped with 5 identical tiny, curled, yellow petals./5 stamen
https://www.google.com/search?q=wild+parsnip+petals&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi04e2P1OLpAhXColwKHXVaDk8Q_AUoAXoECA4QAw&biw=1920&bih=938#imgrc=PqxjPbakDHfmQM
https://www.google.com/search?q=wild+parsnip+flowers&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjGybu70uLpAhXTNcAKHSHtDqsQ_AUoAXoECBwQAw&biw=1920&bih=938#imgrc=7mY3vvz8xpHitM