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Author Content craynewhope Saint Paul, MN July 11, 2008 9:23 PM Post #5244082 I shot this in St Paul in a neighbors flower garden. I have no idea what it is so I called it cotton candy. I don't know anything about it. I thought it had an unusual rare beauty. Click the image for an enlarged view. altagardener Calgary, AB (Zone 3b) July 11, 2008 10:05 PM Post #5244281 It appears to be the flowers of an astilbe, with possibly the leaves of a lilac also showing in the photo. (I also considered filipendula for the flowers, but I think it's astilbe). MarciaGeiger south central, WI (Zone 5a) July 12, 2008 3:53 PM Post #5247806 If the leaves look like ferns, would go with astilbe, if they don't would look up the other suggested. trioadastra Ellsworth, WI (Zone 4a) July 13, 2008 9:39 AM Post #5251173 Astilbe. You can see a bit of the foliage through the flowers. craynewhope Saint Paul, MN July 15, 2008 5:12 PM Post #5264483 Strange thing is the original flower was flat like a fan and all the pictures of Astilbe I have seen were of a more conical shape or clump This leads me to believe the mystery is not yet solved I shall try to find it one more time and take more Photos. altagardener Calgary, AB (Zone 3b) July 15, 2008 6:23 PM Post #5264806 If you think the ID is inconclusive, you could post a picture of the plant itself, clearly showing the foliage. KSBaptisia Beatrice, NE (Zone 5b) July 15, 2008 7:01 PM Post #5264948 It might be Astible 'Ostrich Plume' which often has arching flower heads rather than the pyramidal shaped flower heads typical of Astibles. trioadastra Ellsworth, WI (Zone 4a) July 17, 2008 6:57 PM Post #5275692 When was the picture taken? My astilbe is in bloom now, has been for about a week or so. I'm only an hour from the Cities, so they should bloom about the same time if it's an astilbe... plantladylin East Central, FL (Zone 9a) July 17, 2008 7:02 PM Post #5275719 Looks like Astilbe to me also: [HYPERLINK@images.google.com] edited to add: There are 100 listed in Plant Files: [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] This message was edited Jul 17, 2008 7:03 PM

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