I found this plant growing below a tree I cut down. It's in ottawa couty michigan.




Obviously it's one I can't ID and hence I turn to the almighty powerful all things plants

Can you also please post them here? Some may be hesitant to click to an outside site.

I tried to post pics again that are saved on the computer, but it didn't work. Says lightbox but no pics.

I uploaded them here for you.

This looks like Hesperis matronalis, or Dame's Rocket. Once it opens up, check to see if it has a four-petaled bloom.

It does have four petals!

They're blooming everywhere around here, too. In pastel pink, purple and lavender.

Do they look like these?

That's them! Looks like I can feed them to my rabbits!

Really?

That's interesting; this is one plant our cottontails leave undamaged, at least from what I've noticed.

Yep, I"ve been feeding it to the rabbits with dandelions/forsythia/other plants. The little ones seem to like the flowers of the rocket.

Ah! I see. Our cottontails can't reach the flowers.

They do however, love my Taquetii Astilbe... all of it!

Today I saw two wild cottontails jump up in the air. It was funny. I don't know if they would do that to get the rocket plant though ;) I just have some new zealand rabbits.

That's a hoot, isn't it!?! I've only noticed it in the springtime, so it must be some kind of courtship thing.