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Author Topic: Mysteries in my new yard... barleychown AV Queen Member # 1392 posted                       Anyone have any idea what this bush is? mystery bush # 1 bbbbbbbbb We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. Posts: 6287 | From: S. Lane Co., Oregon | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Logged: 63.224.203.252 obywan59 Garden Pro! Member # 2222 posted                       Does it flower? And if so, what are the flowers like and when does it bloom? bbbbbbbbb Terry May the force be with you Posts: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Logged: 65.130.86.113 obywan59 Garden Pro! Member # 2222 posted                       OH, I see it's your NEW yard, so I guess you don't know. I have no idea what it is. bbbbbbbbb Terry May the force be with you Posts: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Logged: 65.130.86.113 barleychown AV Queen Member # 1392 posted                       Thanks for trying, Terry! bbbbbbbbb We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. Posts: 6287 | From: S. Lane Co., Oregon | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Logged: 63.224.203.252 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       Hi Barley, It almost looks like a Buddleia maybe????? I am not too sure, but that was my first guess when I looked at it!!! Can you get a closer shot of the tips, or can you see some buds forming on the branches? That might help!! Weezie bbbbbbbbb Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Posts: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Logged: 24.49.111.30 obywan59 Garden Pro! Member # 2222 posted                       That's what I thought at first too, but then I changed my mind. Maybe??? bbbbbbbbb Terry May the force be with you Posts: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Logged: 207.9.128.6 obywan59 Garden Pro! Member # 2222 posted                       I just went outside to look at my buddleia. It's just starting to shoot out new growth. (zone 6b) It does seem to have the same pattern in new shoot growth. Also, there is that one dried bloom cluster at the very top of the photo. You very well may be right Weezie. bbbbbbbbb Terry May the force be with you Posts: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Logged: 207.9.128.6 barleychown AV Queen Member # 1392 posted                       Wow! I think you guys are right! Everything in this yard had been completely neglected for the last two years...could you tell me a little bit about how you treat yours? Do you cut them back, feed them? Also, where are yours located? And does anyone know if they tranplant well? Thank you Weezie and Terry!!! bbbbbbbbb We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. Posts: 6287 | From: S. Lane Co., Oregon | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Logged: 63.224.203.252 obywan59 Garden Pro! Member # 2222 posted                       I would cut the old ugly stems back to the ground, or at least to where new growth is shooting out as you get more flowers on new growth anyway. I have never fertilized mine, but I have transplanted them. They take a year or two to really start growing again, however. They just sit there for awhile not getting much bigger. (They will still flower) bbbbbbbbb Terry May the force be with you Posts: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Logged: 65.130.86.225 obywan59 Garden Pro! Member # 2222 posted                       As for location, mine are all in full sun. That's what they prefer. bbbbbbbbb Terry May the force be with you Posts: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Logged: 65.130.86.225 barleychown AV Queen Member # 1392 posted                       Uh-oh...this one is in almost full shade! Maybe that's part of the reason he looks so very unhappy... bbbbbbbbb We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. Posts: 6287 | From: S. Lane Co., Oregon | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Logged: 63.224.203.252 barleychown AV Queen Member # 1392 posted                       So, now two months later, he's looking MUCH happier, but he is not a butterfly bush. I was so sure he was, until he bloomed...he seems to be some type of in-ground fushia? The bush The blooms bbbbbbbbb We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. Posts: 6287 | From: S. Lane Co., Oregon | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Logged: 63.224.203.18 Meg Garden Pro! Member # 2702 posted                       That is really pretty. I love the pink blooms on it. Meg bbbbbbbbb I reject your reality, and substitue my own! My favorite digital camera photos that I took. My family, garden, and a bunch of misc. photos! Posts: 2517 | From: West Virginia | Registered: Jun 2004  |  Logged: 69.160.110.69 plants 'n pots Garden Pro! Member # 1672 posted                       Hi Barley!!! So glad to see you posting again! I hope you are all settled into your new home? I absolutely LOVE that plant - it's so pretty and delicate looking in flower. It sure looks like a fuschia - what zone are you in there? Enjoy it - Lynne bbbbbbbbb Lynne's knitting journal "I'm spayed, declawed, and housebound - how's YOUR day going???" Posts: 17066 | From: Rockland County, NY | Registered: Nov 2003  |  Logged: 67.84.51.43 barleychown AV Queen Member # 1392 posted                       Hi Meg...I love this plant, it's COVERED in blooms! Lynne, I am making progress with both the house and the yard...slow but steady! I am in zone 8 bbbbbbbbb We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. Posts: 6287 | From: S. Lane Co., Oregon | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Logged: 63.224.203.18 obywan59 Garden Pro! Member # 2222 posted                       Forest Farm has 6 fuchias in their online catalog that are hardy in zone 8. I have one of their hard copy catalogs that also lists 4 more that are hardy to zone 7. bbbbbbbbb Terry May the force be with you Posts: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Logged: 65.134.21.216 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       Very Pretty Barley!! I would never have guessed that one!! Thank~You ever so much for reposting the UPDATE!!! We love the updates you know! And it does look VERY HAPPY!!! Weezie Got any more?????????????????????????????? bbbbbbbbb Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Posts: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Logged: 24.49.111.30 Carly Garden Pro! Member # 3052 posted                       I just wanted to compliment you on the work you did on that plant. You did well with bringing that around from what I see there. Congrats! bbbbbbbbb When sorting seeds, do not whistle. Posts: 2784 | From: Toronto, Canada | Registered: Jul 2004  |  Logged: 67.43.131.13

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