Hi all - on 18/10/19 I said ...

Hello folks: can anyone identify two plants that are currently
prospering in our garden? I hope you can see them at

https://photos.app.goo.gl/5Ebgj4oWNHEwXkdi9

Plant A is as you can see about as tall as my wife, who is 5'4". The
leaf is alongside. Personally I think it's an evening primrose that's
too late for its season. OTOH, the leaves are also reminiscent of a
teazel, but without a prickle in sight.

Plant B: again, as tall as my wife. She thinks it's a dahlia, gone mad
because it's missed its season (or perhaps because of the excessive
drinking it has been forced to do this year). It's not in "the dahlia
bed", because we don't have a dahlia bed: my wife likes to "just bung
'em in where she finds a space", hence she wouldn't be surprised if it
is a dahlia.

Thanks for all the replies, and speculations, and thread swerves! In
looking at it all, and having also consulted a local botanical expert
whom we found, we've concluded that BOTH plants are forms of Niger Seed
plant.

Stewart suggested this, and Jeff concurred, but to me at the time I
wasn't convinced (Well I mean! How could such tiny seeds produce such
immense plants!). However, looking for 'niger seed plant uk' in Google
images shows one or two pictures which are very close to _both_ plants -
i.e. two different species.

We've fed niger seed to the birds for years, but never had any sprout
like this: must have been the crazy weather we've had this year.

Neither has ever shown any sign of flowering, btw, which would have
clinched it - too late for that. (Unless we not get a November
heatwave!)

Happy mothballing all, and thanks

John