Question: I have checked wildflower books and cannot seem to identify this plant. It came up for the first time in …
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I have checked wildflower books and cannot seem to identify this plant. It came up for the first time in my yard in Harwinton CT - near wooded edge of driveway.
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Dear jfrancini, thank you for the nice images. Your plant is Petasites japonicus (Japanese sweet-coltsfoot). This species has not been observed in Connecticut outside of cultivation before (to my knowledge). While very interesting and beautiful, be aware it can be very invasive (it has bee observed growing invasively in Maine within New England). Thank you for posting.
