Anthing wrong with this Tansy?

Adam Cheeseman · #1 (**permalink**) 11-08-2009, 10:07 PM

Hi Folks,

Found this Tansy plant at work yesterday and didn't recognise it until I walked up to it as it is totally different to all other plants I've seen. The flower head on the right is about 5 inches across and the plant as a whole has many more, but smaller, florets than I've seen before. The plant was also about 5ft tall

Any comments,

Cheers,

Adam

Hedera · #2 (**permalink**) 11-08-2009, 11:18 PM

Were the stems fasciated?
Could be a freak, or have come into contact with some fertiliser and overdosed!

2dogs2000 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-08-2009, 11:43 PM

I was going to ask for an I.D. on the same plant. I assumed it was a garden plant as it was in the garden of a stately home that we visited on Sunday. I also thought it was/is related to the Tansy. Hope someone can i.d. it for both of us.

Hedera · #4 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 12:00 AM

Ha! If it was in a garden it was certainly Achillea "Goldplate". This can grow that tall.

2dogs2000 · #5 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Hedera

Ha! If it was in a garden it was certainly Achillea "Goldplate". This can grow that tall.

Thank you.

I am assuming that Adam's is an escapee.

Adam Cheeseman · #6 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 12:40 AM

It's in a strange isolated location if it is an escapee, and I will have to go back and check other features. I did make a mental note that the leaves looked different too.

Cheers,

Adam