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  • Eleaegnus maybe?  

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    that piece of stem in the last pic looks like an eleagnus doesn't it. But I couldn't match the leaves with any that I grow



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • CloggieCloggie Posts: 1,457

    Yeah sorry, the woody, peeling stems are woodbine'ish in my mind.  So nothing in the Lonicera family fits?  Do we think there's a flower bud on that second picture, half-way up?  

    Bet it has black beads, I feel it in my bones ha ha.  Can't wait to find out what it is. Exciting!! image

  • nutcutlet says:

    that piece of stem in the last pic looks like an eleagnus doesn't it. But I couldn't match the leaves with any that I grow

    See original post

     Yes Nut, it was piece of stem that brought eleaegnus to mind.  It will be easier to identify once the flowers have opened. 

    I am now thinking it may be Griselinia.

    Last edited: 12 April 2017 08:20:08

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

    might the yellow one be ribes sanguineum brianjou?

    No1 , Arbutus?

    Last edited: 12 April 2017 08:28:13

    Devon.
  • turmericturmeric Posts: 830

    I don't think the last one is eleagnus.  I agree about the stem but the leaves are all wrong.  I might pop to the garden centre and see if I can find it there.  As for the second one I initially thought ribes because of the leaf shape but these leaves are less rigid than those of ribes and ribes leaves tend to be indented along that central margin whereas these are raised.  I do think nut might have it with physocarpus, again I will look out for it at the garden centre.  Are we all agreed that no. 1 is a very sick arbutus though?

    Other than that I think it's a case of waiting for the flowers on 2 and 3 and then hopefully a eureka momentimage

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    1. Don't know arbutus well enough to comment jandh

    2. Ribes has dangley flowers before the leaves, this has leaves and tight buds.

    3. good idea re going to look. a few more pics, like the whole bush to see the shape. The stems. Always more difficult from a photo. 

    Last edited: 12 April 2017 13:04:42



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • turmericturmeric Posts: 830

    Totally agree nut, especially about no. 2 and the fact that the flower buds are still tight in April (I'm in the South).  If I find anything out I shall let you know.

    Thanks to everyone for their help.

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

    Might No 3 be deutizia magnifica? I've just checked mine and the developing leaves are very similar. 

    Agree about No 2. I'm an idiot.image

    Devon.
  • turmericturmeric Posts: 830

    You are most certainly not an idiot Hosta.  I trawled around the garden centre (found Bellis labelled as Daiseys!! With an 'e'!).  And nut you're spot on with Physocarpus. I also saw Deutzia and Philadelphus and they were both really similar.  Once the flowers come I'll know for sure.

    Daisies spelt Daiseys, heavens aboveimage

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