What shrub could this be...

AnnaIkona · Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:29 am

Hey y'all!
A year or two back I bough a cheap bush / shrub (or possibly tree?

) at a farmer fair. I used to know the name but as always I forgot

Anyone know what this could possibly be?

applestar · Mon Mar 28, 2016 4:19 am

Is it weigela?

AnnaIkona · Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:19 am

Looks similar, Applestar, but not quite it. Thanks anyway though

JONA · Mon Mar 28, 2016 3:45 pm

Possibly some form of Euonymus?

AnnaIkona · Mon Mar 28, 2016 3:53 pm

Hmmmm....looks like a mix between Eunymus and weigela.

pinksand · Tue Mar 29, 2016 6:04 pm

How about an Abelia Grandiflora? it looks similar to my 'Confetti' variety. The stems have that redish hue I'm seeing in your photo as well.

AnnaIkona · Mon Jul 04, 2016 3:34 pm

Nope, not that, Pinksand. The leaves are quite similar, but not the flowers...

It had just started to bloom a couple days ago.

JONA · Mon Jul 04, 2016 3:57 pm

That bud looks like Hypericum

AnnaIkona · Mon Jul 04, 2016 4:21 pm

Thank you! It is a Hypericum! (Hypericum moseranum 'Tricolor').

Any suggestions about how to prune it?

JONA · Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:54 pm

Mine in the garden is hacked about with a pair of shears...doesn't seem to worry it.