Topic: Plant ID- Help!

[Digitalis]

Any ideas what this plant is, please?



It has now grown to twice the height and spread in this pic. There is no smell to the foliage.

Thanks!

[pigeonseed]

it looks a little bit like lychnis coronaria - but there are other things with furry greyish leaves, so i can't be very sure.

[tugboat]

if this picture was taken on your allotment and from your description i think it might be jerusalem artichoke-to be sure dig away a little bit of soil nearby and you will see the tubers.

if you are unfamiliar with this and am i correct you will want to dig all of it out-and by that i
mean every last bit of tuber and root or will have it for years!-that is of course that you dont
like it!-tugboat

[Georgie]

I agree with Pigeonseed.  :)

G x

[Tulipa]

Or perennial cornflower?  The flower buds would be just beginning to show if it is. 

http://www.plantadvice.co.uk/plant/179/

Once the flower buds appear you will have more idea which plant it is.

Good luck. :)

[small]

I agree with Tulipa, perennial cornflower.  Mine are not showing buds yet, they are very like the picture.  I hope you want it there, it is the devil to get rid of!

[raisedbedted]

I have self sown Lycnhis seedlings on my plot, looks identical to the pic.

[Digitalis]

Thanks for the replies!

I'm pretty sure it is definitely not Lychnis coronaria as I have plenty of them in my garden and they look different 'in person'. Plus, I dug it up from a flower bed on my allotment.

Cornflower looks as though it is the right thing!

[pigeonseed]

I love perennial cornflower! Lucky you.

[sarah]

looks a bit like rudbekia also