Can anyone help ID this plant? Bought it last summer. I'm pretty sure it's not what it was supposed to be: Actaea pachypoda(Doll's eye) The leaves are too big and wrong shape for bugbane (Actaea racemosa), which I already have. the raceme doesn't match what doll's eye should look like. I'm stumped! Live in Mid-Atlantic region. Zone 6a. Anybody?
"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger
A really wild guess but how about False Goat's beard (Astilbe biternata) or goat's beard (Aruncus sp)? As you said definitely not black cohosh or Doll's Eyes.
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It is definitely not goat's beard...the leaves are not right. How large are the leaves? Hairy or not? What is the stem shape and color? How tall is it?
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Old gardeners never die. They are just pruned and repotted.
Thanks everyone for the input, here's a few more pics and descriptions that may help:
The largest adult leaves are big! Between 10-11" from tip to end. The third pic shows new leaves. The leaves are a bit hairy and scratchy and the stem is round. The raceme is white and about 12" high. Stumped.
"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger
