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Various Plant ID's

Dirty HarryDirty Harry Posts: 1,048
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New-to-me garden and looking for some assistance identifying these plants if anyone can assist please. Apologies but the photos insist on loading wonky-

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2. Euphorbia, which kind?




3. A lot of dead wood in this climber I think, not much to go on other than some leaves.




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5. A rose obviously, but which kind?

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    No 3 looks like a clematis, and the thicket of stems is typical of a type of clematis montana

    No 4 are they flower buds appearing? If so it may be one of the sarcococcas 

    Billericay - Essex

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  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Pete.8 said:


    No 4 are they flower buds appearing? If so it may be one of the sarcococcas 
    4. Is a Camellia.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • AthelasAthelas Posts: 946
    No 2 looks like Euphorbia characias subspecies wulfenii 

    http://www.perennials.com/plants/euphorbia-characias-ssp-wulfenii.html
    Cambridgeshire, UK
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    The Rose could be New Dawn which is a climber. If the clematis is an early flowering montana prune after flowering.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Dirty HarryDirty Harry Posts: 1,048
    Silver surfer said:
    Pete.8 said:


    No 4 are they flower buds appearing? If so it may be one of the sarcococcas 
    4. Is a Camellia.
    Does indeed look like that, found this which matches- https://davisla6.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/camellia-japonica-leaf.jpg

    Regarding the possible clematis, given it's clearly not been pruned in years, what would be the best way to go about dealing with it?

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    The clematis, take a pair of shears and cut off most of it, leaving that thick stem. It might be drastic but it works.  If its a montana you won't get flowers this year. If not you will have lots of regrowth and flowers later on.   I did that with one in my friends garden, it had not been touched in 3 years. I slaughtered it in April, by August it was full of flower.
  • PerkiPerki Posts: 2,527
    Looks like a montana clematis so no pruning to after its flowered which will be around june . No1 maybe is a forsythia its hard to tell at the moment . 
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited January 2022
    Dirty Harry said:
    Silver surfer said:
    Pete.8 said:


    No 4 are they flower buds appearing? If so it may be one of the sarcococcas 
    4. Is a Camellia.
    Does indeed look like that, found this which matches- https://davisla6.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/camellia-japonica-leaf.jpg



    4. Your pic shows the very healthy fat, plump flower buds.
    They may be simple with a few petals or double with many petals.
    Colour might be  yellow, white, pink or dark red...enjoy.
    see pics below





    Just for info Sarcoccoca have tiny flower buds and tiny spider like flower...which have an amazing strong scent.
    Leaves are glossy green and narrow.
    Followed by red berries or black depending on species.
    see pics below


    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • Dirty HarryDirty Harry Posts: 1,048
    edited January 2022
    I forgot about the photos from the ad when we bought the house, maybe not as much dead material as I thought. This photo must have been taken around May/June I think. Can just see a few flowers-



  • Dirty HarryDirty Harry Posts: 1,048
    Another one I meant to get a photo of previously if anyone can advise please?




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