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Plant ID please

Elizabeth DaviesElizabeth Davies Posts: 6
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Can you help ID this plant?

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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    I think that looks like the Himalayan Honeysuckle, Leycesteria Formosa.
  • Elizabeth DaviesElizabeth Davies Posts: 6
    Thanks I think it is some kind of honeysuckle from the berry. It was sold to me as a patio forsythia which it obviously is not. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'd agree with Borderline. If it's not what you wanted, are you able to return it @Elizabeth Davies?
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Elizabeth DaviesElizabeth Davies Posts: 6
    I bought it over a year ago and can't remember who from. However, never mind the leaves have been a pretty color for most of the summer. The few flowers it had were lila c, small and quite insignificant.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    That's a shame @Elizabeth Davies. They're lovely, but I don't think it'll do terribly well in a pot long term. It usually wants to be a fairly big shrub, so it would be better in the ground, or put in a bigger pot if you have one. A little shade is beneficial for it too.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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