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Plant identification - please help!
Cat Sumner
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Hello
I am new to this forum and a complete beginner! I have this huge plant in my garden. Can anyone tell me what it is please? It is about ten foot tall at the moment. I am guessing it is self seeding. It has pink and white flowers and lots of very sweet smelling berries!
Many thanks,
Cat 
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Leycesteria Cat
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Leycesteria Formosa - https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/details?plantid=1149
If it's getting too big you can cut it right down to the ground and it will re-shoot
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you very much! Probably a very simple question for most gardeners! It's very pretty, just need to research if the berries will be poisonous to my dog and cat! Thanks again.
Some countries regard it as a bit of a pest.
Don't think they're an issue Cat - for animal or human!
You'll get plenty of info online though, if no one here knows
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
This is the place for info on many plants.
http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Leycesteria+formosa