What are those plants

Hello,

I have taken some pictures of my plants and I have no idea what they are. I've inherited a very overgrown garden and those are plants I have found amongst weed and weed.

What are they what do they need are they invasive?

Thanks for your help.

 

First two look to me like Prunus lauritanicus, also known as Larel. If so then they are not invasive. can be pruned down to a stump or left to grow or trimmed to shape as you wish.
Not so sure about the third, but could be Cotoneaster horizontalis and the last one is almost certainly a buddliea

[ 26. January 2006, 05:56 PM: Message edited by: Palustris ]

 

thank you for the help

the 4th picture is a plant that has lilac coloured flowers.

 

I think four is a ceanothus

 

It looks just like my 'concha' dont look anything like a buddliea to me.

 

possible hebe? but I still think the one after the berberis is a ceanothus.

 

It's a Hebe, just looked it up on google images and there was one that looked like picture No. 4! Hooray, so 2 definites!

Thank you guys!

 

sorry am three down

still unsure about picture
1
3
5

 

My two cents:
1 laurel
2 cotoneaster
3 ceanothus
4 ?
5 buddleiah
6 ?
7 ?buddleiah but what ever it is it's infected with some kind of mold or mildew!

 

I'm begining to wonder if we are all seeing these pictures in the same order :D

 

If No.4 has masses of small blue or lilac heavily honey scented flowers in late spring then my vote goes for ceanothus. See RHS: Plant of the Month: Ceaonothus (Californian Lilac) Many shades of blue pink and lilac available and there's even a white one Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball' (White Monterey Lilac) I love ceanaothus and there's usually one to suit most locations as you can get tall growing ones or prostrate ground cover varieties. Sunny position but keep the roots cool under rocks or a pieces of slab

No.3 Berberis - probably Darwinii - I can see the spines! Not too agressive but may send out some runners or suckers. (Cotoneaster usually have a more rounded leaf and has white flowers in spring followed by masses of red berries)

No.5 looks like an ill kempt Buddleia, butterflys just love it! Not agressively invasive, just hack it back to about 1/3 height in Autumn then a spring trim to cut out any dead canes and tidy it up. A coloniser of rough ground, you can dwarf them by confining the roots and giving them just a little sandy soil. They will also grow on old walls.

Looks as if you have some nice plants there so I wouldn't be too rigourous about weeding just yet. Give the garden a chance and see what comes though in the way of bulbs, lillies and other lurking mysteries.

 

For my two pennyworth

1 = Laurel
2 = Not sure, looks like a member of the rhodedendron family from the buds.
3= Ceanothus
4 = Cotoneaster
5 = Buddleia, = with a yelow choysia beside it
6 = Buddleia,

Now if you can show each one in flower - we will know for certain :D :D

 

Thank you! Yes I tried to be careful with weeding, but I had a lot of very easy identifiable weeds that had to go.

I also don't want anything that when it has now air and space will grow to invasive as garden isn't to big, but thanks to all your comments and I think I am fine with what I've got.

There are already some promising little green stems of things coming that look like snowbells and daffodils! Can't wait for them to come out!

 

I agree with Pete! What I'm seeing is:
Variegated laurel [last pic looks like leaf from it]
Plain Laurel [complete bush with leaf bark round]
Cotoneaster [branches only showing with orange/red berries]
Ceanothus [more like whole bush shown]
Buddleia with what looks like a choisya in right hand corner [lime/yellow leaves]
Buddleia twig
Variegated laurel again [leaf only]

[ 27. January 2006, 11:08 AM: Message edited by: Liz ]