You didn't say what type of light conditions this was previuosly planted in. If it was planted in shade/semi shade it looks very much like my Skimmia Japonica, overall size, shape and leaf. I could be wrong. If it is, both male and female plants have flowers (male's are larger). If male is near by female will have beautiful red berries that last all winter. Likes a shallow planting, acid soil, evergreen.

Thx for all the info so far guys...uve all been really helpful.... It looks slightly like dogwood but stil not rilly it.... Def not acanthaceae... Leaves are most prolly ard 3-4 cm long n 1-2 cm wide.... N the shrub/ mini tree is maybe 1m tall.... Hw do i attach an extra pic for the whole plant?

Really? It doesn't look at all like the trees in my area that were identified to me as catalpa. The flowers on this are much smaller then on the ones I've seen. Are there multiple species that look very different? Anyway, catalpa are tropical-looking trees...I don't like that but tastes differ. Plus side is they are one of the few big trees in my climate that have big showy flowers, and they are tough. Bad part is they can be messy and drop branches. A tree you can stick in one of the tougher spots in your yard.

catalpa from duplicate post .. ken