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Sep 16, 2015 1:34 PM CST
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hi, i live in Crawford County, Ga and i notice this plant on the edge of the woods behind my backyard. I've already stumped 2 people .
hopefully you can help me .

Thanks
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Sep 17, 2015 12:03 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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Hi Sheila909, Welcome! to All Things Plants!
My eyes aren't the greatest anymore and I'm not certain but that lovely plant looks like Boneset to me, possibly
Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)

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http://ugatrial.hort.uga.edu/i...

Hopefully others will be along before long with some possible suggestions!
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Sep 17, 2015 12:03 PM CST
Name: Elaine
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Welcome! to ATP It really IS awfully pretty, Sheila. Looks like hardly any of the flowers were open when you took the pictures. Any chance you can get back to it and take more pictures - a close-up of the flowers would really help a lot.

If you're using your cell phone to get the pics, just hold the phone as close as 8in. or so, and tap on a flower on your screen to make it focus on the flower. Otherwise it will focus on the leaves in the background.

Is it growing in full, blazing sun or in a more shady area? Are there many others around it?
Elaine

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Sep 17, 2015 2:26 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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After looking more closely at the leaves I don't think it's Boneset.
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Sep 17, 2015 2:59 PM CST
Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
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plantladylin said:After looking more closely at the leaves I don't think it's Boneset.


It's not Common Boneset(Eupatorium perfoliatum), but there is more than one species of Boneset. I could be Late Boneset (Eupatorium serotinum).
wildflowersoftexas.com



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Sep 17, 2015 4:04 PM CST
Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)
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Horntoad said:http://garden.org/plants/view/82002/Late-Boneset-Eupatorium-serotinum/.


Ditto on Eupatorium serotinum...

Hey neighbor! I'm also in the sandhills of crawford county...
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