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Is this a fuchsia...or

yarrow2yarrow2 Posts: 782

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 Someone was throwing this away and gave it to me.  At first I thought it would be a fuchsia but it's very shiny and looks very tender so I'm not sure.  Does anyone know? 

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  • I think that might be a young leucothoe. The new leaves look to have a marbling to them which smacks of that genus, particularly L. fontanesiana 'Rainbow'.  HC

  • nodlisabnodlisab Posts: 414

    Definitley not a Fuchsia

  • yarrow2yarrow2 Posts: 782

    Thanks for the replies nodlisab and Hortum-create. 

    I looked up the leucothoe and seems right to me.  I think I'll keep it potted for a while - read it's a slow grower.  Then again, it may progress better in the ground?  If it is leucothoe I have the ideal place for it and am quite excited about the prospect of seeing if I can keep it well with this in mind.

    Thank you.

  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Looks like a viburnum tinus to me image
  • yarrow2yarrow2 Posts: 782

    Thanks bekkie.  Will check that out as well.

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