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ID for this- I should know!

FledglingCottageGardenerFledglingCottageGardener Posts: 26
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We just moved into a new house and there are several large clumps of this in a very weedy border. It’s about 2ft tall.
I recognise it and have a feeling that it is a pretty common perennial but I just can’t remember what it is!
Can anybody put me out of my misery?! (Please don’t tell me it’s actually another hugely invasive weed though!)
Thank you 

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  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    Think it might be Goldenrod, but don't grow it myself, so not certain :)
  • Loraine3Loraine3 Posts: 579
    I would also say Golden Rod (Solidago)
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I thought it might be phlox. I don't grow Solidago, so l can't compare it.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    edited May 2022
    So like several plants! Could be phlox, golden rod, Michaelmas daisies.......
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    Phlox leaves are broader, Michaelmas daisies are narrow but darker and often shiny.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    My first thought was veronicastrum but I think goldenrod is more likely.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    It is very similar to a number of plants, you might have to wait till it flowers.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • FledglingCottageGardenerFledglingCottageGardener Posts: 26
    Phlox was what I couldn't think of! Thank you
    But yes, I think I am going to have to wait for flowers aren't I.
    I will update when some appear.

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Many Asters are also similar.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
    It looks very similar to my goldenrod which is indeed a perennial and clumps like that.
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