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Help me identify a plant from my childhood..

WildliferWildlifer Posts: 52
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hey all

ive been trying to find a plant I remember fondly from my childhood. It was a large evergreen shrub (I think it was evergreen) very dark green foliage large leaves, big flower heads that were very round and burst into multi petal deep pink flowers. 
I did wonder if it was some kind of peony maybe I’m not sure? 

I’ve been looking at garden centres and catalogues to no avail.... 
any help would be most welcome x
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Camelia?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Camelia?
    What time of year did the flowers appear?

    Billericay - Essex

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  • WildliferWildlifer Posts: 52
    Nope, really dense flowers larger flower heads, it used to flower in summer and I made perfume from the petals, as you do at 8 years old. 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    rhododendron??
    Devon.
  • WildliferWildlifer Posts: 52
    Not a rhododendron either, single flowers 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Some peonies are scented, but they're not evergreen
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • WildliferWildlifer Posts: 52
    My mums going to drive to our old home and see if it’s still there tomorrow, and take a photo which should help! 

    I now live a few hundred miles away down south :smile:
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I thought maybe Cistus, they're evergreen but not very tall
    https://www.jacksonsnurseries.co.uk/cistus-pulverulentus-sunset.html
    for example, 
    Looking forward to seeing the photos  :)
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    Hydrangea?  I don't know how old you are but I remember one my Grandma had in front of her window in the 50s.  I believe they were quite fashionable then. Some are evergreen.
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    Kalmia perhaps? The flowers remind me of Iced Gems.

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