My wife thinks maybe it will bloom and I wonder. It's blocking the view of the street and I want to prune it.

Weed.

I knew it!!!

Most weeds will produce some sort of bloom, thats how they spread. Doesn’t mean you want it on your patio.

Looks like a giant reed.

That one at the bottom with jagged leaves looks like poison hemlock. Put on gloves and pull it out by the roots. Put ii in the trash.

Mary jane!

Never knew of poison hemlock in these parts in 67 years but I'll sure pull it. Thanks.

Definitely not that!

The pictures aren't great, but the tall plant appears to be goldenrod and the short plant in front, mugwort. Both should smell pleasantly spicy when crushed.

Clearer, closeup pictures would help with identification.

Keith

You can reverse search by pictures on Google with a plant id.

Download the seek app it’s pretty good for identifying plants
Bubba

Have the same thing growing around the house. I believe it comes from the economy bird seed the wife buys.

This is a great app. It's accurate. And free.

https://www.picturethisai.com/

That's very possible

Picture This says it's in the aster family.....

Hemlock does grow in NE. Look for purple patches on the stem.

Thanks Swamp and Danny

Japanese stilt grass
per "Picture This app"
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This is a perennial that came back on its own.