plant ID please

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by nichelle, Jul 9, 2016.

  1. nichelle

    nichelle Active Member 10 Years

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    This plant has appeared in my flower bed for the first time. I'm not sure if it's a volunteer, or some annual wildflower I've planted in the past that has just germinated. It looks like a fern, but not like any I already have. No flowers yet.
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    chimera Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Maybe Sweet Cicely, Myrrhis odorata ?
     
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    nichelle Active Member 10 Years

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    thanks - I figured it out. It's Queen Anne's Lace. I dropped a few seeds on this flower bed a few years ago, and they just came up now!
     
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    Sundrop Well-Known Member

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    It looks more like Sweet Cicely to me, too.
     
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    nichelle Active Member 10 Years

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    Hmm, I checked some images, and I think you're both right. Thanks!
     
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    Silver surfer Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    I agree with others...Myrrhis odorata.
    When in doubt try the smell test...."the fern like leaves are deeply divided and smell of aniseed when crushed."

    Myrrhis odorata. - Google Search
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