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Plant ID

saraloosmenagariesaraloosmenagarie Posts: 4
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Please can anyone identify this plant for me? I bought it for 50p eight years ago, as a sad rescue. There was a label, no name, but said it was a foliage plant that doesn't flower. I needed to fill a space so nurtured it, then put it in the ground and now it must be at least 15ft. high and has started flowering as you can see. Any ideas??? 

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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    I think you have picked up a gem there. Looks like a Drimys Winteri shrub/tree. Do the flowers smell? These plants in the right conditions get very tall. 
  • saraloosmenagariesaraloosmenagarie Posts: 4
    Thanks I have always given sad looking plants a chance. i love this one and yes it keeps growing upwards. There is no scent from the flowers but they are magnificent. 
  • saraloosmenagariesaraloosmenagarie Posts: 4
    I have found a very good photo of Drimys Winteri and I think I have the answer. Thank you very much Borderline for your knowledgeable  help. 
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    You definitely have the answer.
    It is without any doubt Drimys winteri.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • saraloosmenagariesaraloosmenagarie Posts: 4
    Thanks Silver Surfer - it is and I am enjoying looking at the fabulous flowers. What a fabulous result from a sad old plant. 
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