Whats the plant?

First post on here but probably won't be my last!

I haven't got a photo of it yet but will hopefully get one on later, the plant is really fast growing (about 50-70cm tall at the minute) with soft green leaves that smell slightly orangey and the flower looks like a tiny sunflower but is all yellow. The petals look like daisy petals. Its spread a lot from last year, it completely died off and in the last 4-6 weeks has gone mad. Bee's and wasp's love it.

I've had a look online but not had any luck. Any ideas would be great. Thanks

 

Hi Caz, not much to go on without a photo!
It must be a perennial if it came back after dying down through the winter. Try looking up some of the daisy type things such as Helenium, Helianthus, Inula, Rudbeckia.

 

Arnica

 

Hi Caz and welcome to GC.

My initial thought would be the Marguerite daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens) which I grow here.

http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0WTf2oozTpONTQAr1tNBQx.?p=yellow+Marguerite+daisy&fr=my-myy&ei=utf-8&x=wrt

However, as the others have said, a picture would be nice to confirm what you have.

 

Thanks everyone for your ideas, had a look at them all and I'm still not sure, anyway here's a couple of photo's:





Hope its not a weed

 

I'm afraid it's a weed Caz - though a pretty one!:WINK1:. Pulicaria dysenterica or Common Fleabane. We've got lots of it in the garden and it does look pretty. I'm sure I even saw some at Great dixter yesterday so you're in good company!:D

Chris

 

Surely its only a weed if its in the wrong place?

Its very pretty, and to my mind would not look out of place in any garden.

 

I agree, definately Fleabane or Pulicaria, (used to be called Inula!) It is pretty and nothing wrong with it as a garden plant...other than the fact that it does spread quite a lot. Still, so long as this is not a problem, or you are prepared to dig up what you don't want it is fine.

 

Thank you all, looked at photo's online of Fleabane and thats what it is! Still going to keep it as its covering the bottom of the buddelia which is looking sparse and woody (will be asking about the buddelia in another post lol!). Bee's are attracted to it so it can stay till I get something else even prettier to replace it.

This site is fab!