Cinda thanks for yours pictures.
In your first picture, it is a fruit. This type of fruit is called follicle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...
When follicle will be ripe, it will open, and the seed will be spread by wind. Each seed have a silky fillament called pappus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P...
Linda if you have occasion maybe you can take some pictures.
I think that the plant can look nice growing on a fence.
