I.D Please

Hi all could anyone tell me what these are they are in a border with some shade but has sun on them most of the day.They have been left to grow a bit wild. Can I grow any of these from cuttings and can they be put somewere else in the sun? Any advice appreicated

 

My guess is:
1 and 4 - Escallonia, but this is a wild guess. I'm not interested in hedge plants, so I typed 'evergreen hedge plants' and the escallonia shots from here http://www.hedginguk.com/escallonia.html seemed strikingly similar.
2 - Lilac (syringa vulgaris)
3 - Euphorbia lathyris

 

Thanks Angelina

 

I'm going for:

Nos. 1 & 4 Euonymous japonica
No. 2 Lilac
No. 3 Think it's a Cistus, not sure which variety, possibly 'Silver Pink'

I'm not great at cuttings, although I have successfully taken cuttings from other varieties of Euonymous before (so it must be easy). I'm sure someone else will be along to advise you on this shortly.

In my experience, all three of those plants will happily grow in a sunny, dry location.

 

1 & 4 are definitely not Escallonia.

 

1. and 4. are definitely not Escallonia.

Agree with Trunky.... Euonymus japonica.

 

Thanks everyone can these be put in full sun or must they have some shade?

 

Not sure about the Euonymous but the Lilac and Cistus yes. Cistus are definitely sun loving plants.

 

Lilacs love sun as well - mine gets full sun all day and is thriving.

 

Thank you

 

Difficult to say as these are close up so not sure about size of leaf but 1 &4 look like Skimmia to me and I thought that 3 could be an Oleander although I agree it also looks like Cistus, at least we all agree that 2 is Lilac!

If I'm right they will all grow in sun or shade but are sun lovers, they can all be cut back and they will all grow from cuttings. However, Lilac will usually throw up new shoots nearby which can be transplanted. Skimmia is great for colonising new ground, it will root easily in stoney ground including if there's rocky ground, ground with old roots or builders rubble etc. Cistus or Oleander are both slightly less hardy than the others but will grow like weeds when fully established.

I'd also say that although there's satisfaction in growing form cuttings it will take time to get new decent size shrubs and all of these are readily available and not very expensive to buy as established plants.

Good luck.

 

1. and 4. Is definitely not Skimmia. The leaf and flowers are very very different on Skimmia.
That is why close ups are far more helpful than general pictures.

2. Is still Syringa. Common name Lilac.

3. I didn't comment on this as I agreed with Trunky ... Cistus sp

 

Gosh sorry im confusing everyone what type of pics would be easier.from a far.Or very close... thanks for all your replys

 

Both a general shot of the whole plant AND a close up can be most helpful.

Sometimes it is easy to tell what a plant is from either general pic or close up.
But small details like opposite or alternate leaves, what shape the leaf is, the veins, buds, flower, stem, colours etc all build up useful info for an accurate id.

Enjoy you plants.

 

Well I learnt something today with this plant.Well its not what I thought it was. I thought it had grown low and spread width ways as thats what it looked like.poss why pic was a bit confusing as well, I had a good look at it. There is a huge bigger heavier type bush next to it.Which has grown over the top and flatned it and so it has grown long and wide because it couldnt grow up. I have cut a lot of the bush next to it to give this some breathing space cut it back and away from this plant.You can see that in the pic. Not sure if pic is better but it shows how its grown along the ground and is a very healthy plant I might add