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go_cats Wilmette, IL Sep 14, 2008

Can anyone identify a plant that appeared in my suburban Chicago garden? The foliage looks a bit like a columbine (I have some planted nearby), but the plant is immune to leafminers. It has little yellow clustered flowers. The weirdest thing about it is that it bleeds bright orange (think hunting or highway construction apparel) from both the stems and the longish tap root. Any ideas?

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Sep 14, 2008

Can you post a picture?

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kitten0115 La Vergne, TN Sep 14, 2008

check out Greater Celandine, it's in the poppy family and the sap is toxic.

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pastime Waterman, IL(Zone 5a) Sep 14, 2008

I agree, Celandine. Don't let that orane/red stuff get on your skin.

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go_cats Wilmette, IL Sep 15, 2008

Greater celandine it is. Thanks - you all rock.

Sorry, but I couldn't post a picture. We've had eleven inches of rain in the last two days, and the greater celandine may have drowned along with everything else....

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kitten0115 La Vergne, TN Sep 15, 2008

Don't worry about that it's only the plants you truely love that drown not the ones you really don't care about. Becareful with that sap!

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