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Identify shrub against wall

jaffacakesjaffacakes Posts: 434
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Hi all,

I need your help to identify this strange shrub just coming into leaf against my side passage wall. It's a house i just bought and i am more or less able to identify most shrubs but this one is puzzling me. It's about 6 foot tall and has peeling bark. Thanks.

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  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150
    edited March 2019
    Looks like my hardy fuschia jaffa.
    Fuschia magellanica.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    looks like a Fuchsia


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • jaffacakesjaffacakes Posts: 434
    Ah thank you. I thought it might have been common shrub. Most of them are in this garden. At least it's mature though :smile: Probably Fuchsia Riccartonii i guess?
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    jaffacakes said:
    Ah thank you. I thought it might have been common shrub. Most of them are in this garden. At least it's mature though :smile: Probably Fuchsia Riccartonii i guess?
    Very likely 


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Is that an old gas pipe at the bottom of the wall? The hardy fuchsias can be pruned right down in the spring once new shoots are coming through at the base. I would be rather inclined to prune it hard and dig it up, moving it forward at least 2ft away from the wall which would be much better for it if you have the space.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • jaffacakesjaffacakes Posts: 434
    Yeah, i think it's the gas going to the boiler which is in a boiler house in garden. Not sure though because it was oil tank before and converted to gas now.

    I really didn't think about moving it. I have gaps in the garden that i'd love to move it to. I was worried it is too large and thought the roots would be huge. There isn't much space in this area for it though. I guess i could take cuttings too for other parts of garden. There is 3 cotoneasters growing nearby and they are ok because they are growing mostly horizontally.
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