Two evergreen shrubs for ID

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Essex Ross
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Two evergreen shrubs for ID

Post by Essex Ross »

Two shrubs both evergreen, two photos of each. Earlier in the year the one with red berries had silvery foliage but it isn't very silvery today. The one with white flowers is flowering at the moment if that helps.

Shrub 1 leaves
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Shrub 1 berries
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Shrub 2 flowers
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Shrub 2 leaves
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Troppoz

Re: Two evergreen shrubs for ID

Post by Troppoz »

Plant 1 - Cotoneaster. Couldnt tell you the species as its most likely a cultivar.

Plant 2 - I know Ive seen it before and Im thinking viburnum but I doubt it is. Gets purplish black berries after the flowers.
Springy

Re: Two evergreen shrubs for ID

Post by Springy »

I would say Cotoneaster, possibly horizontalis and Viburnum tinus.

Looking again it's definitely not horizontalis but I don't know which variety it is!
Conifers
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Re: Two evergreen shrubs for ID

Post by Conifers »

Ditto to Cotoneaster sp., and Viburnum tinus.
Nigel Fear

Re: Two evergreen shrubs for ID

Post by Nigel Fear »

Ditto'd.
Mr List

Re: Two evergreen shrubs for ID

Post by Mr List »

well not as precise but i ditto'd also
GREVILLE

Re: Two evergreen shrubs for ID

Post by GREVILLE »

Definitely Cotoneaster - variety 'coral beauty'?

Viburnum Tinus, if dwarf, variety 'Eve Price'?
Troppoz

Re: Two evergreen shrubs for ID

Post by Troppoz »

Gosh so I was right with the viburnum. Just shows I trust my intuition a bit more...
Nigel Fear

Re: Two evergreen shrubs for ID

Post by Nigel Fear »

Troppoz wrote:Gosh so I was right with the viburnum. Just shows I trust my intuition a bit more...
Sean. Do they grow where you are?
Both are very popular evergreen 'seasonal' plants here, due to the berries on both, and the flowers on the Viburnum, which are also scented as an added bonus.
Troppoz

Re: Two evergreen shrubs for ID

Post by Troppoz »

Nigel they definitely dont grow up here. Ive seen them on my visits to southern climes mostly when visiting my mother in Canberra.

I thought the verbena had a perfume, I was certain about the berries though icon_thumright
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