What one bush would you love mostand why?

I nned it in shade and sun. All advice welcome

 

Philadelphus...Mock Orange..Why?..
Mrs Pal and I had our first kiss at the tender age of 14 as we stood beneath a huge shrub and the scent was intoxicating..............Then again it was probably just my technique :D

 

oooh mf, a man after my own heart, I've wanted one for a long time. I wasn't able to get one before I moved and there's little chance now.But i do have the little cousin, clerodendron bungeii. But as I don't have one, I was going to suggest a paulownia tormentosa. They can be left to grow into a tree 15' high by 10' wide. But they can be hard pruned every year, to produce a shrub that reaches about 8'. It has enormous leaves when pruned. The leaves get smaller as it grows into a tree. But it has superb lilacy blue foxglove like flowers that open before the leaves unfurl. Hence the common name 'foxglove tree'. I bought mine from j parkers for �£10. ithttps://www.larchcottage.co.uk/Gallery/DisplayLarge.cfm?iImageIDPK=3955

 

oooh mf, a man after my own heart, I've wanted one for a long time. I wasn't able to get one before I moved and there's little chance now.But i do have the little cousin, clerodendron bungeii. I was going to suggest a paulownia tormentosa. They can be left to grow into a tree 15' high by 10' wide. But they can be hard pruned every year, to produce a shrub that reaches about 8'. It has enormous leaves when pruned annually. The leaves get smaller as it grows into a tree. But it has superb lilacy blue foxglove like flowers that open before the leaves unfurl. Hence the common name 'foxglove tree'. I bought mine about 6 yrs ago and it was a 2' twig in a pot, it's now 10' and growing beautifully. https://www.larchcottage.co.uk/Gallery/DisplayLarge.cfm?iImageIDPK=3955

 

i was waiting for Mr.fiz to pick me up from the jobcentre this afternoon and it was really cold,so i decided to have a browse around a nearby shop to keep warm.I had about �£1.70 in my purse and came away with this.. �£1.49.Hope the scent is as sweet as you say Paladin,although it does say on the box i`ll have to wait 10yr for it to reach 8ft.

 

Elainefiz,I have one and it didn't take that long to reach that height...more like 5!...I know for sure the scent will take your breath away

 

Thanks I will look at all. Have you seen the umberella plant and can you keep it small.

 

Sorry I meant Hankerchief Bush

 

Yes, I'd have to go with philadelphus - in fact I just have! (I also got philadelphus virginal, coincidentally.) My parents have one and it's lovely and does indeed smell gorgeous. I don't think you get many flowers at first though as I believe you have to keep pruning in spring to get a good shaped plant and they only flower on dead wood - I'd be prepared to be corrected on this though!