Sad looking shrub ID

Anna33 · April 2020

Can anyone help ID this sad looking shrub in a pot, please? To be honest, I thought it had died last year (hence the spindliness), but the poor thing is trying to make a come back. Since it's not particularly happy in the pot, I've got a place in the ground I thought I would plant it, but I can't actually remember what it is (and the label has gone walkabout).

I think it's some type of snowberry, but when I look at the leaves, mine are serrated rather than smooth at the edge.

Apologies in advance for the quality of the photos - my phone camera is pretty fussy about focus when there's a lot going on in the background.

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Loxley · April 2020

Spirea nipponica?

See the source image

Silver surfer · April 2020

I agree Spiraea...however leaves not right for Spiraea nipponica.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&id=5C65A75F5D4E08A0A23451FB7A987883B8D38EEC&thid=OIP.dgLaqDmLw7hStUks6J8lzgHaFH&mediaurl=http://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/sites/plantid7/files/plantimage/spnis987.jpg&exph=400&expw=579&q=spiraea+nipponica+leaves&selectedindex=0&ajaxhist=0&vt=0

Possibly Spiraea x vanhouttei is a better match.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=spiraea+x+vanhouttei+leaves&FORM=HDRSC2

It would be much happier if planted in the ground.
Some plants are not happy in a pot.

Anna33 · April 2020

Thank you both. And yes, it's not enjoyed itself in the pot at all, so I'm hoping it will be a lot happier in the ground. I feel guilty I've ignored it until now...!

Sad looking shrub ID

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