alan.holmes wrote:
What kind of 'strange'? They should put up really tall (about 7-8')
stalks with a very small sunflower type flower at the top.
If you had said 7-8 inch high it would have described the things I have
accurately!

Heh, they've got a way to go yet, then. You will be amazed at the growth
rate once they get going. Not quite as scary as hops (I swear I can /see/
our hop plant growing!), but you turn your back for a second ...