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Goat's Beard, Leopard's Bane (Tragopogon dubiius, Doronicum): Which is the garden flower
and which is the weed? For me, certain weeds that have an attractive flower head are accepted into my garden such
as the goat's beard, which is also an edible plant. It is self seeding and usually appears every other year in
some unexpected corner in my garden. Its large fluffy seedheads produces an attractive seedheed that look especially
nice in the evening light. Leopard's Bane is a sunny perennial that is a welcome sign of spring. Provision must
be considered for summer blossoms to fill the space, as Leopard's bane will go dormant by summer.
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