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New plant appeared.

susan_humphriessusan_humphries Posts: 4
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Please can anyone identify this very tall plant that has suddenly appeared? The 'flowers' are tiny, about 5mm, tubes with a minute yellow bud that turns into a thistle type seed.






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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I don't know what it is, but I've had them in my garden too.
    I'd suggest getting rid of it asap as the seeds are now falling and you'll end up with a garden full of the stuff

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • susan_humphriessusan_humphries Posts: 4
    Thank you, all except roots are now in the bin. We shall remedy that right away!
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It might be sowthistle
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited July 2020
    Pretty sure it’s not sowthistle. 

    I think it’s either Picris hieraciodes - Hawkweed Oxtongue

    or 

    one of the Hieraciums ... according to my reference book there are at least 20 types in that family. 

    If you want a firm ID you could Google those and check for differentiating features. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • susan_humphriessusan_humphries Posts: 4
    It doesn't seem to be any of those, the 'flowers' are just tiny green tubes with a speck of a flower on the end.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    the flowers look like Canadian Fleabane, Erigeron candensis (though it may have suffered a name change). Unfortunately I can't remember what the leaves look like and can't find any in the garden to check


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • susan_humphriessusan_humphries Posts: 4
    Yesss! It is Canadian fleabane. Thank you everyone for your help, especially nutcutlet. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    @nutcutlet is brilliant at IDs 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    :) 


    In the sticks near Peterborough
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