Gardening: Plant Identification please?

Question

I bought this plant at my Lake County Extension Office here in Central Florida. It was labeled a 'Purple Conflower', but is definitely not that. I planted it as a small plant and it has grown over 5 feet tall. Any ideas? It has tassel-like tips.

Barbara Sawyer · Answer

I meant to say it was labeled a 'Purple Coneflower'.

Debra Fugate Bercot · Answer

I have one in Indiana don't know what it is they get big and pretty and starts will come up everywhere I got my start from a neighbor and I love them,they also attract Bees not the stingy kind.

Douglas Hunt · Answer

I don't recognize that plant, but I'd be very inclined to show your photo to your extension office, which definitely sold you a bill of goods!

Kathy · Answer

looks and sounds like wild phlox. I have it everywhere and fight it tooth and nail ; )

Patricia Bethke · Answer

Leaves and stalk looks like Cleome or Spider Plant.

Judy Grecco · Answer

Flowers will help identify this plant.

Claudia · Answer

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/photox/ms_ironweed5.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/ms_ironweedx.htm&h=400&w=300&sz=54&tbnid=B8seR_ihpOJEzM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=68&zoom=1&usg=__ZSVWiKDxRWtsOXR2H2fna3Ql230=&docid=bP6bLn9mcuz7WM&sa=X&ei=AfAdUp7yA-a9sATcyYDgCw&ved=0CEwQ9QEwBQ&dur=656 Ironweed or wild phlox?

Leona G · Answer

If you could bring a piece of the plant to the Plant Clinic, Mon. to Fri 9 to 4, we will try to correct our mistake. I can't tell from the picture what it is but it is surely not a purple coneflower. Sorry for the misrepresentation on the plant.

Roberta Eagleston · Answer

don't know what it is, but a weed in Indiana. I pull them out of my flower gardens!

Mary-Jo Westbrook · Answer

weeds in my garden!

Connie K · Answer

I'm not certain what the name of it is but I wish I could get rid of it. My home's previous owners had planted this right next to the walkway. Needless to say you were dodging the things to get to the front door so we removed them or at least we tried!

Glenna Kennedy · Answer

not sure what the correct name for it is..I call it a weed and pull it out every time I see it.

Judy · Answer

This is exactly why I prefer to buy my plants from a nursery. Last year I stopped at a Master Gardener's plant sale & bought a Roma tomato which turned out to be...well....some kind of small tomato with poor flavor.....not a Roma for sure.

Kathy C · Answer

I am a Master Gardener in VA and we have fabulous plant sales so I take a bit of offense to that comment. If you have ever been to a MG plant sale you will find kids typically running wild while parents look at plants. We catch them pulling tags from plants and rearranging them in the pots. Our plant prices are about half the price of nurseries and we grow them ourselves. When you buy from MGs, you are helping your community. Sorry to orate so long but I feel strongly about this. Please don't generalize all MGs into that one bad experience.

Claudia · Answer

I am a Master Gardener in Indiana.

Glenna Kennedy · Answer

Never seen what you call a 'master gardener' here in Canada..not to say they dont exist. What I have seen is plants bought from nurseries and garden centers that have weeds growing in with the plant that you buy and if you dont see it you could very well plant it thinking its another plant. Im still pretty sur the above is a weed..then again some weeds are very pretty when they flower all depends on your definition of beauty I guess.

Judy · Answer

@Leona G I wasn't trying to put down Master Gardener's. I think they're a great group of folks who try their very best to help other gardeners. It's just where I happened to buy that tomato plant. Wouldn't have made a lick of difference if I'd planted a whole bunch of tomatoes but I only do 4 or 5 plants total, at least one is a cherry & that was my only Roma that year. I particularly wanted Romas for drying so was very disappointed. I usually get my plants from our local Co-op & have never been disappointed.

Judy · Answer

My sincere apologies to any & all Master Gardeners. I never meant to criticize Master Gardeners...it just happened to be where I bought that particular tomato plant. I'm sure there are many possible reasons why/how it happened to be mislabeled.

Barbara Sawyer · Answer

Thanks to everyone for your help. Golden Rod has been Identified!

Csh192320 · Answer

eXtension is a world wide program, and Master Gardeners are a 'closer to home' smaller part of it. Not every county or whatever they call smaller governmental bodies in Canada has a group. Check the internet. Ill see what I can find for you.
 
I have had really neat weeds and valuable plants pop out of a pot I bought with some thing else also in it. Goldenrod can be expensive to buy if you got a good cultivar. Ragweed is what causes allergies, so no, that I would pull. Otherwise the Goldenrod will give you a beautiful fall show of color.

Csh192320 · Answer

Try this link to possibly find a Master Gardener group near you: http://www.dmoz.org/Home/Gardening/Organizations/Master_Gardeners/Canada/

Judy Grecco · Answer

Did you ever see it bloom yellow?

Csh192320 · Answer

It looks like it will be tall and beautiful. Could you post a picture when it does? 
 
Despite our best efforts, every year we meticulously carry identification of seeds through the process of germination, to transplanting and into styrofoam cups. Every year we end up giving away plants because the tag mysteriously vanished or got knocked out of a cup and we can't figure otu which one.
 
I got a Queen of the Prairie for $1 from Lowes because it had no label and was on the Dollar sale cart. That plant was almost extirpated from Pennsylvania till it hit my garden where it grew and grew! I have sent starts from it to quite a few big garden sales so what your plant develops into may be a real find!

Nancy W · Answer

Where would I find Master Gardner sales? Interesting. Did not know this..

Nancy W · Answer

I see the link now... ooops... thanks cshe...

Chloe Crabtree · Answer

I think it is a weed and I would get rid of it.

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