First there were two, now there are nine. They grow to ten feet high or more, the leaves are up to two feet long and a foot broad and when it flowers, they are bright yellow and look like small dahlias, in clusters. I thought it may be a kind of exotic sunflower but I have been unable to find it on any website. I shall post a photo of the flowers in a few weeks' time.
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Hydra - it looks like Inula Helenium (or Elfwort), named after Helen of Troy where it sprung up where her tears fell. I have one in my 'Arabella' border. I'll put a photo in my blog.
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Ooh, thanks! I'll have a look.
Just looked and this one grows to nine or ten feet, not five, and I was wrong about the flowers growing in clusters. I have found a photo I took last year and have put it on the blog. I bet it's related to elfwort, though. It's probably giantwort!
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