help to identify please

I hope this image thingy works ok! I have tried numerous books and can't decide if these are Budleja or Lilac, (or neither knowing me!!!) What do you think? I really need to move the pink one, it is about 4 foot tall. Any help greatly app.

Sarah
Sorry can't get photos on!!!! :confused:
Help on that pretty please???

[ 18. May 2006, 10:50 AM: Message edited by: supermum10 ]

 

Hi Supermum,

Not sure what's happened with your links? I copied the pictures into a browser but I'd give it another go at posting!

Anyway, the first two pics look like Buddleja davidii, also known as summer lilac - so easy to move that we are still picking up new self-seedings a year later! But the last two look different, more like a spirea japonica - however, I'm not sure if it's just the angle the pictures were taken?

Anyone else?

 

Here goes....



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Okay, now I'm confused! (No - incase you're wondering it DOESN'T take much!) i have Buddleja and Lilac (syringa) listed seperatly. Why do books always seem to have big pictures of everything EXCEPT the very thing you are looking for!!!

 

There are lots of different sorts of lilacs in gardens. None of your photos look like buddleia to me. Buddleias tend to flower later during late May and June. Lilacs from April to May, but that depends on how far north you are. Early buddleias could now be flowering in Devon, I guess.

Looking again - my money is def. on lilac!

 

Thanks. The smaller pink one needs to be moved really, when do you think i could do it?

 

It is always the way that books have pictures of everything except exactly the thing you want!

The buddleias we have are not up to flowering yet, but we are a lot further north. The leaves of the buddleias we have are pretty distinctive, so Hornbeam is probably correct with a diagnosis of lilac - any chance of a closer pic of the leaves?

For the second set, the picture of spirea that makes me wonder is here:

http://www.mda.state.mn.us/biocon/biogarden/images/spirea_japonica.jpg

I know our spireas are flowering now, and if a bit more unpruned would probably look similar to those pictures?

 

This is the other piccy that I have, don't know why it didn't go on with rest! Will try to take a better shot when my camera batteries have charged.
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Okay I'l try that again

[ 18. May 2006, 05:08 PM: Message edited by: supermum10 ]

 

Sorry, wrong pic! :confused:

 

Lilac - charles jolley ????
only a guess

 

Lilac smels of ... er ... lilac whist Buddleia smells like very rich fresh honey (which is why it attracts bees and butterflys so much)

Buddlia also has a narrow pointed darkish green leaf UCCS: Buddleia davidii


Whilst Lilac normaly has a paler glossy sort of heart shaped leaf Shutterstock: Lilac Leaf

 

Excellent, thanks all.