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Lovely smelling shrub, but what is it please ?

Ilona.SIlona.S Posts: 162
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Hi ,my friend saw these shrubs in the park today ,does anyone know what it is please ?
Ilona
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  • AngelicantAngelicant Posts: 130
    Looks like some type of Viburnum to me
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Probably Vib. Eve Price - it flowers at this sort of time of year.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Definitely Viburnum tinus.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • Ilona.SIlona.S Posts: 162
    Thanks all
    Ilona
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    Agree - vibernum tinus - could be "Eve Price."
    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    The OP specified "lovely smelling shrub". Some fellow forum members suggested V. tinus 'Eve Price'. This shrub definitely looks like a V. tinus, but I'm not so sure about the suggested cultivar. I purchased and planted 'Eve Price' last year and it is now in full bloom of pinkish flowers but... no scent whatsoever. I am yet to meet with a sweet-smelling V. tinus (contrary to other Viburnums which are very scented).
    Can any owner of 'Eve Price' confirm that it smells nice?
    V. tinus 'Eve Price' close-up
    V. tinus 'Eve Price' planted in March 2021
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    I think the id is correct but I've also never noticed any fragrance from one.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    @thevictorian Maybe the lovely smell that the OP noticed came from another shrub in the vicinity of that Virburnum (another Viburnum or a Sarcococca?).

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I can't smell any of them, or most other scented plants, so it's always hard for me to judge  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    Probably some Sarcoccocca nearby ;P

    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
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