What is this plant?

[Jim DeLaney]

Having only lived in this place for about a year and a half, and being relatively new to this growing area, I'm still having trouble identifying a few of my landscape plants. Can anyone tell me what this bush might be?



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Close-up of leaves and blooms:
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[Kevin Gerstenecker]

Jim, it appears to be a heavily pruned Viburnum. Do you know if it gets a berry in the fall?

[Joe Pelonio]

Jim, it appears to be a heavily pruned Viburnum. Do you know if it gets a berry in the fall?

I'll second that. There are many varieties, some fragrant some not, some have fuller blooms. All the ones I have seen are more of a full bush, this one appears to have been pruned to let in light and expose some of the branch bark.

[Jim DeLaney]

I'll second that. There are many varieties, some fragrant some not, some have fuller blooms. All the ones I have seen are more of a full bush, this one appears to have been pruned to let in light and expose some of the branch bark.

This one has little to no fragrance, and yes, it has been very heavily pruned - mostly to remove overlapping branches and 'suckers.'

It's very fast growing, and requires pruning a couple times a season.

Now that you've suggested Viburnum, I'll research it a bit further.''

Thanks.

[Joe Mioux]

It is a lace cap hydrangea... Viburnum flowers would be more rounded. The leaves seem too large for viburnum that is why I am saying hydrangea.

[Jim DeLaney]

It is a lace cap hydrangea... Viburnum flowers would be more rounded. The leaves seem too large for viburnum that is why I am saying hydrangea.

I think you've got it, Joe.

When I looked up Viburnum, the descriptions were't quite right - especially the ones described as common im my area that were all evergreen, or nearly so.

This one is definitely deciduous, and much faster growing than viburnum is described as. It fits the lace cap hydrangea description to a "T".

Thanks!

[Joe Mioux]

It also looks a bit "anemic". Hydrangeas can tolerate a lot of Nitrogen.

This summer water it occaisionally with a water soluble fertilizer with 20 pct N. -- the first number in the list of three on label.. Since it is white, you could probably go with a 20 -10 -20 or something close to that.

joe

[Jim DeLaney]

It also looks a bit "anemic". Hydrangeas can tolerate a lot of Nitrogen.

This summer water it occaisionally with a water soluble fertilizer with 20 pct N. -- the first number in the list of three on label.. Since it is white, you could probably go with a 20 -10 -20 or something close to that.

joe


I've been using Peters 20-20-20 on my container plants and some of the columbine, clematis, etc. That oughta work, I guess.

[Joe Mioux]

Without doing a soil sample, I bet your soil is lacking iron.

Joe