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19-08-2005, 04:21 PM
Cheryl Isaak
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On 8/19/05 10:26 AM, in article
, "Jenny"
wrote:
Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Hello!
My Mom has the wildest plant growing her in compost bed! It looks almost
like sow thistle, but not quite right - the leaves are more sharply than
gently lobed and it is over 12 feet tall.
Location - on Cape Cod (MA)
Her local master gardener has no clue.
Cheryl
I hope it isn't a giant hogweed. They have been found growing in W.
Mass. The sap is highly toxic and causes blisters that lead to scarring.
Here's a site with details.
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/LANDS/weeds/hogweed.htm
--Jenny
Nope - flowers are all wrong for a giant hogweed.
C
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