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Can anyone ID this bush

TerrysWorldTerrysWorld Posts: 174
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Could anyone ID this bush in the photo please. 


South Monmouthshire stuck in the middle between George and the Dragon
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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    There may be 2 separate shrubs there.
    The plain green leaves with the pink flowers, looks like a Spirea.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Spiraea douglasii.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=spiraea+douglasii&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi26NTzj-7qAhVfQUEAHS7uCh4Q_AUoAXoECBwQAw&biw=1920&bih=938
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    spiraea douglassii, a nightmare of invasive sukering roots. I'd remove it ASAP
    Devon.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    The variegated one is possibly Weigela.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Weigela florida variegata
    Devon.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    The spirea if the devil👺. Seek and destroy.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
    B3 said:
    The spirea if the devil👺. Seek and destroy.
    Why are these shrubs sold for gardens?
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    The same way industrial white sliced loaf is sold - someone will buy it because they don't know any better.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
    Can it be kept under control by cutting it to the ground when it’s done flowering?
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I got rid of one by cutting it to ground level, watching out for shoots and snipping them off. The plant eventually gets exhausted. It was sneaking under next door's fence, but it gave up in the end. The reddish brown suckers are easy enough to spot if that's happening in your garden too. It's a PITA but there are many worse weeds.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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