Can someone identify this bush please
Lyban zone 4
2 years ago
i have many of these bushes outside my condo. can someone identify it for me. it is not very interesting, in spring it just starts geowing and now mid september it is about 40 inches high and had no blooms except for the small spikes at bottom which you can hardly see.
thanks for any info.
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoLyban zone 4 thanked floral_uk z.8/9 SW UKLyban zone 4
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Can someone please identify these 4 plants for me
Comments (9)No it doesnt look like that at all. There is a male and female plant it seems. i had one plant but it divided into a male and female which i have a few of now growing together. The female gets strange looking seed pods at the tip of the vine holding 4 or 5 flat seeds inside in fall.the male has totally different pollen flowers. Each grouping of leaves sprout from the same point on the stem making a whorl around the stalk. i have had the plant for 15 years but been unsuccessful at getting any seeds to grow...See MoreCan someone please tell me what type of bush this is?
Comments (30)" in spite of showing the most common, everyday symptom of lack of nitrogen: general yellowing. " And this may be where some of the confusion is coming in. A nitrogen deficiency is NOT characterized by a "general yellowing".....at least in an established or older plant (may show as a generalized off color in seedlings). It is the oldest (lower or inner) growth that first shows symptoms of yellowed foliage, never the new growth. That's where the plant pushes all of its nutrient reserves. If this were the issue with the plant in question - lack of adequate N - then we would see internal discoloration, not the external coloring the photos illustrate. And the new growth would not be as lush or profuse or as dense as is shown. And that is simply the way that specific nutrient deficiency works....it is not really up for debate! Yard, I am really having trouble understanding why you are not willing to accept this, including the input from two quite experienced horticulturists/plantspersons (floral and Embothrium), leaving my comments aside. It's not like yews of all types are rare commodities in either the PNW or the UK and both individuals confirm that very chartreuse, acid yellow/lime green is not an uncommon coloring for any new growth yet you seem to dismiss that as inconsequential or limited to only selected cultivars. I wish I had taken photos of the new stock at my local nursery when I was there last week, as ALL the yews were showing similarly colored new growth. It only lasts a matter of a couple of weeks before it takes on the more typical darker green color. And there is also the very real consideration that color perception is largely subjective - what seems anemic or bleached out to you looks perfectly normal to others - and that photos seldom portray color with total accuracy. I have to say that I do not see any "yellow" in the OP's photo.....just a very vibrant lime green. And the shrub appears to be extremely healthy with dense new growth and no obvious need for any fertilization at this time....See MoreCan someone please identify this plant?
Comments (14)The crushed leaf didn't have a discernable smell, Nicole. I'm glad I didn't sniff too hard, because I'm so allergic to the nightshades. Can't be in the room if someone is peeling potatoes. I never heard of Shishito peppers, Bob, so I looked them up. The name would make sense, but the leaves look narrower. We'll let them keep growing--after I get them off my porch and onto my son's--and I'll report back when the flowers have produced some fruit. Thank you!...See MoreCan someone help me identifying this rose bush I came across.
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2 years agoLyban zone 4
2 years agosah67 (zone 5b - NY)
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agofloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
2 years agoLyban zone 4
2 years agoOk, i am back the original poster. i am still confused with what i have.
this is a condo so i had nothing to do with the planting but i would like to know to decide how to prune. i took another photo today and all the ones i showed you before are now with yellow leaves but i have a few next to it with the white brush blooms.
i have had two different opinions on here so i am still wondering. i am in zone 4, and itea virginia seems to be for a warmer zone and clethra might be what the other bush is.
still want to know what to do about pruning. if anyone can help thank you.
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
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ViburnumValley central KY Bluegrass z6
2 years agoLyban zone 4 thanked ViburnumValley central KY Bluegrass z6
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