Need ID: Flowering shrub or bush?

sarah_plants

7 years ago

Hi! I live in Santa Monica. This is currently flowering. It's very unruly and I'm not quite sure what it is. Help?

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macranthos
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
A bit far away, but it looks like nerium oleander.
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carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
7 years ago
Looks like oleander to me as well.
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Wow, thank you for all your suggestions. I'm thinking it must be a box or privet honeysuckle. My plan is to cut it down to about a foot (as someone indicated above). Over the years, as it grew, the owners just trimmed the side of the shrub so that it wouldn't block the path on the side of the house. So it just grew higher and higher and now has started leaning over the path. So now it's just an annoyance and gets beat up on by anyone walking down the path. Knowing what it is I can now get it healthy and healthy-looking again. Thank you again! Your efforts are much appreciated. flora uk: there are some red leaves on top that have fallen from a nearby japanese maple, but it's all just the honeysuckle in the photo.
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fizgig777 ╰⊰❀ Z7a ❀⊱╮
7 years ago
Definitely Oleander... I grow a few of 'em. Be VERY careful not to come in contact with the sap if you decide to mess with the plants. The flowers are highly attractive to humming birds.
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
7 years ago
The sap can cause a problem, as can the smoke from burning oleander. But ingesting it could be fatal.

I love oleander and miss living in a climate where I can grow it.
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fizgig777 ╰⊰❀ Z7a ❀⊱╮
7 years ago
I grow 'em in containers and they go very well.... As long as you have a place to store 'em over the winter to keep them from freezing.
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emmarene9
7 years ago
It isn't unruly. It is planted in the wrong location.
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sarah_plants
Original Author
7 years ago
Well it looks unruly because my landlord never does maintenance on his property. I would love for you to tell him it's planted in the wrong location, too.
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