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Growing => Identification => Topic started by: Penninehillbilly on August 29, 2015, 01:48:18 pm

Title: Shrub ID please
Post by: Penninehillbilly on August 29, 2015, 01:48:18 pm
HI
Had this shrub in a tub for a few years, a name was suggested but I can't remember, I keep thinking it is something beginning with 'E' but could be wrong. ideas please ?
 
Helps when you remember to put the pic in  ::)
Title: Re: Shrub ID please
Post by: claire on August 30, 2015, 06:37:01 pm
is it an escallonia? there are many different types but it looks very similar to this one http://www.findmeplants.co.uk/plant-escallonia-0049.aspx (http://www.findmeplants.co.uk/plant-escallonia-0049.aspx)
Title: Re: Shrub ID please
Post by: Fleecewife on August 30, 2015, 11:24:47 pm
I wondered about eleagnus - not because I know what it looks like, because I don't, but it does begin with 'e'  :roflanim:  I'll go and look at a pic.




Mmm - pics look promising.  I just googled 'eleagnus images' and they do look similar.
Title: Re: Shrub ID please
Post by: Louise Gaunt on August 31, 2015, 07:55:30 am
It looks like Eleagnus to me too. Do the flowers have a heady, sweet sort of scent?
Title: Re: Shrub ID please
Post by: Penninehillbilly on August 31, 2015, 06:57:32 pm
Hi
thanks for your help.
stirred myself into searching,
found a website where you put some details in and it gives you lots of names.
I think it's olearia Haasti,
Title: Re: Shrub ID please
Post by: Fleecewife on August 31, 2015, 09:34:06 pm

   It does look like that, but it doesn't begin with 'E'  :roflanim:   :tree:
Title: Re: Shrub ID please
Post by: cloddopper on August 31, 2015, 11:33:46 pm
   :idea:   Happen it's a dislexik varient  :roflanim: 
Title: Re: Shrub ID please
Post by: Penninehillbilly on September 01, 2015, 01:33:15 pm
HI
Had this shrub in a tub for a few years, a name was suggested but I can't remember, I keep thinking it is something beginning with 'E' but could be wrong. ideas please ?
 
Helps when you remember to put the pic in  ::)

well, it is a vowel, thats quite good for my memory  ;D