Question
I have a strange plant that has just come up in my flower bed. Its leaves are slender and tall like a lily. But instead of a flower blooming at the end, there is a spiky small plant in the center. It looks like a tiny cedar tree in the middle. What the heck is it????

Answer
Denise,

Sounds like a wild Sedge or Nut Grass.  They make leaves that look basically like a grass then the flowers in the center are brown and fuzzy much like you described.  Look up Sedge, Nut Grass, or the genus Carex and see if that is it.  If not, email me a picture and I can tell you for sure.  Email a picture to [email protected].  Be sure and size it to no more than 8" wide and 72 dpi.

Good Luck,

John