Could it be Angelica genuflexa, Kneeling Angelica, a native of the Pacific North West?

Looks to me like common garden angelica, commonly called wild celery. Maybe??

Ginny

I think I have the same plant, it shoots up a flower stock 4-5' that has clusters of little pinkish white flowers. Any thoughts? I got mine at the farmers market years ago and always ment to write down the name but never did and now I can't remember. I can try and post pics later if that would help. Cheryl

Thanks! I think it may be the common garden angelica, I guess we'll know for sure next year if it flowers. I just wanted to be sure that it wasn't something really 'spready' because I know a lot of the plants at plants sales are. Spreading by seed, well, that I can live with, but after having done battle with goutweed, I'm not allowing any more root spreaders into my garden!!