evergreen shrub

Hi, this is a small twig from our evergreen shrub growing outside the garden wall. It's been about 1 meter high for the last 3 years so I think that is its standard height. It spreads to about 2 meters and I'd like to plant more of it so that the whole wall is covered as it is either spreading extremely slowly or not all. Unfortunately, I have no idea what it is and/or how to care for it. I tried to search various atlases online but I find it rather tricky . Many thanks for your tips.

 

Does it flower? If so what colour / when?

 

I might have missed it flowering but I am almost certain it doesn't flower. Thank you.

 

Could it be an escallonia. If you crush a couple of leaves it will have a citrus-y smell if it is.

 

My wild guess would be a Euonymous of some kind, but we dont have much to go on.

 

If no flowers then I think its no Escallonia or Ceanothus, which was my shortlist.

I recognise the growth style of the leave pointing away from stem and each other like that, but can't put my finger on what it is, sorry.

A closeup photo of the bush might help (so we can see its habit, rather than just the few leaves on that stem), the bigger the image resolution the better :thumb:

 

I am having a stab at E, vegetus.

 

Agree with Dai ..Euonymous vegetus


Dave

 

Hi guys, thanks so much for getting back to me, I do appreciate it. You may well be right about Euonymous vegetus now I've seen more pics of it online. I'll try to take a better pic just to confirm. Give me a day or two just in case. Happy Easter for now!

 

btw, it doesn't seem to have a citrus-y smell for it to be escallonia. Thanks for the tip Sheal.

 

Hi again, I am back. This time, hopefully, with a better picture. Can you please confirm if this is Euonymous? Many thanks.