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Identification Please?

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:19 am
by cupakathy
7 - 8 ft tall, started blooming last week and will continue into October. Thanks!

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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:32 am
by DoubleDogFarm
Hard to tell, but maybe a perennial sunflower. I have Maximilian Sunflower. (Helianthus maximiliani)

Eric

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:58 am
by rainbowgardener
Yeah you'd need to show us some leaves and how the plant looks (branching structure, etc), but I'd go with either the Maximilian sunflower

[url=https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://www.ctufc.org/Maximilian%2520Sunflower%2520-%2520Helianthus%2520maximiliani1.JPG&imgrefurl=https://www.ctufc.org/wildflowers.htm&h=297&w=224&sz=26&tbnid=vsjhcMLw7A5wRM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=73&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmaximilian%2Bsunflower%2Bimages%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=maximilian+sunflower+images&docid=Nv1KNVnX4HnEZM&sa=X&ei=zjt3Tqr3BaL40gH_heSPBQ&ved=0CC0Q9QEwBQ&dur=1691]maximilian sunflower[/url]

or Jerusalem artichoke

[url=https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://archive.energyfarms.net/files/user104/jerusalem_artichoke.jpg&imgrefurl=https://archive.energyfarms.net/node/1495&h=375&w=500&sz=57&tbnid=gpNlwDUKySUafM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=131&prev=/search%3Fq%3Djerusalem%2Bartichoke%2Bimages%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=jerusalem+artichoke+images&docid=PipotScLdEwE2M&sa=X&ei=Uzx3Ts6eNeTq0gGz4qjVDQ&ved=0CDYQ9QEwCA&dur=2546]jerusalem artichoke[/url]

thanks!

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:00 am
by cupakathy
Here are a few more pictures. I think they are Maximillium Sunflowers-

https://img820.imageshack.us/img820/1789/001sux.jpg
https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9227/002ysh.jpg
https://img7.imageshack.us/img7/8176/003dfm.jpg