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What shrub could this be...

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:29 pm
by AnnaIkona
Hey y'all!
A year or two back I bough a cheap bush / shrub (or possibly tree? :roll: ) at a farmer fair. I used to know the name but as always I forgot :oops:

Anyone know what this could possibly be?

Re: What shrub could this be...

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:19 am
by applestar
Is it weigela?

Re: What shrub could this be...

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:19 am
by AnnaIkona
Looks similar, Applestar, but not quite it. Thanks anyway though :)

Re: What shrub could this be...

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 11:45 am
by JONA
Possibly some form of Euonymus?

Re: What shrub could this be...

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 11:53 am
by AnnaIkona
Hmmmm....looks like a mix between Eunymus and weigela. :?

Re: What shrub could this be...

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:04 pm
by pinksand
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.

Re: What shrub could this be...

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 11:34 am
by AnnaIkona
Nope, not that, Pinksand. The leaves are quite similar, but not the flowers...
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It had just started to bloom a couple days ago.

Re: What shrub could this be...

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 11:57 am
by JONA
That bud looks like Hypericum

Re: What shrub could this be...

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 12:21 pm
by AnnaIkona
Thank you! It is a Hypericum! (Hypericum moseranum 'Tricolor'). :)
Any suggestions about how to prune it?

Re: What shrub could this be...

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 4:54 pm
by JONA
Mine in the garden is hacked about with a pair of shears...doesn't seem to worry it.