I'm bamboozled.

brienm · Aug 11, 2008, 08:18 PM

We have these incredible 8' high yellow annual flowers and no one can identify them. My friend who gave them to us also is unaware of their name.
I can send a photo of the flower and the leaves to anyone who thinks they can name them.
I live in S Ontario, and they just bloomed end of July (and subsequently ruined by massive downpours we have experienced in past 7-8 days).
Thank you so much - this is my first time on the site and it looks great.
Cheerio and thanks again.

cottoncandy · Aug 14, 2008, 01:46 PM

When you said really tall yellow flower I immediately thought Jerusalem artichoke or Maximillian sunflowers but you picture looks like marijuana plants to me. Those can get 10 to 15 feet tall.

WVHiflyer · Aug 17, 2008, 02:11 PM

Marijuana has 5-lobed erose leaves and much smaller flowers. BTW, the seeds are nutritious but when used in bird seed they're irradiated so won't germinate.

brienm · Aug 18, 2008, 01:01 PM

DAHLIAS they are - just got it confirmed on weekend - there were photos of them in our local newspaper.
Than you all for the input.

cottoncandy · Aug 19, 2008, 11:50 AM

Dahlias was Firmbeliever's response but you said it wasn't.



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