By Vjd
United States
need help with name of this bush, has a leaf like a birch, planted it yrs ago, bugs love it!
- 13 Jun, 2017
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thanks
13 Jun, 2017
it is growing into a big bush
13 Jun, 2017
Hi, my first thought was Deutzia, maybe magnifica, but I wouldn't stake my life on it, Derek.
13 Jun, 2017
thanks derek
13 Jun, 2017
This is White Snake Root (Ageratina Altissima). Be careful with this one; it's toxic. Keep animals especially live stock away from it. I'm always hearing about Mary Todd Lincoln (Abe's mom) who died from ingesting milk from cattle that grazed on this.
13 Jun, 2017
thanks
13 Jun, 2017
I'm sorry Abe's mother was Nancy Lincoln (Mary Todd was his wife). Here is an article about it you might find interesting.
https://www.nps.gov/abli/planyourvisit/milksickness.htm
15 Jun, 2017
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Looks like Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria. A wild flower in the UK, but only a guess.
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