This very attractive plant has not bloomed since we moved in here in June, but I found a smaller one just like it on the other side of the fence... does anyone know what it is and should I keep it or is it an undesirable? It is about a foot and a half tall at present, but has grown fairly rapidly since I started watering the bed it is in. Thanks in advance.
I thought for sure someone would identify this for you. Do you think it will bloom? It doesn't look like a weed of any kind to me but I can't place it.
Yikes - nobody knows? There is another, larger, plant not far from it that may be an older version - they both have leaves that look like Holly, but they are too thin to be any Holly I've ever dealt with before. NeysaZ
Yes it looks sort of like a cross between a Autumn Joy sedum and a holly. ^_^
oh dear - brain drain sets in - I know this plant & have been trying to remember the name.
When the memory returns I will post... one of these days the memory will keep on heading out of town, and i will have forgotten. What did the Scarecrow say "I haven't got a brain - only straw!"
No answers from the resident straw about this shrub!
This is just an incredibly wild guess, but possibly a variety of Rose of Sharon? Does it look like it will have blooms on it soon?
Not Hibiscus syriacus - leaves are alternate, 3-lobed, coarsely toothed.
I keep wanting to say it looks a lot like one of the holly-leaved osmanthus, but I can't find one that's that bright yellow-green.
It looks sort of succulent . . .
I thought Osmanthus -
O. Delavayi has smaller leaves (but it's hard to tell from the picture).
O. burkwoodii has longer leaves.
O. heterophylla has more distinct "spines", and I think the leaves are opposite.
this one is bugging me - will check out when I get home from work.
I took a close up of the leaves today... if it is in the holly family, I'm in trouble. My Sunset Western Gardening book says there are several hundred different varietes. (My spelling is slipping.)
NeysaZ there they go. You will soon have a name for it.
If it's an osmanthus, it looks water stressed - that might account for a change in the color to that lighter green . . .
It looks similar to one of the dwarf Ilex I have, but the leaves seem smaller. The foliage takes on other hues in the Fall. It's a hybrid Ilex meserveae "Little Rascal". Mine range in age 5-6 years, tend to grow wider than tall - about 3' and maybe 4' wide. I think they get larger than this, but not much. Evergreen.
If it gets 3 feet wide (or more), I will have to move it. It is between the foundation of the house and the front sidewalk - has about a foot of space!
By "water stressed" do you mean too much or too little? It probably only gets rain in the winter when the winds come from the south. I have been watering it some, and it has grown several inches since I started. I've even fed that bed with "Shake n Feed" once.
Unless your camera tends toward that shade of green, your plant appears a bit anemic.
First - I would DEEP water - make sure the soil is moist down a good foot or so.
Wait a couple days after watering & give it a multi-purpose fertilizer, or, fish fertilizer. You won't need to feed heavily - we will be heading into Fall & Winter which will be a low-growth period. So, your fertilizer should not have excessive nitrogen.
Water & some food will help it.
Then move it after it rains and cools down this fall?
Yes - if you're going to move it, do so in October or so. If possible, prepare its new location now so it will be ready to receive it. Be sure to hydrate it well over the next several weeks - easier to move with greater chance of success.
If the current soil is sandy, that may contribute to the nutrient deficiency and/or water stress. Ditto to what Kate said. October is a great time to move shrubs or put shrubs in . . .
Thank you, thank you! I'm happy to hear it is "good guy" - it really is a pretty little plant and I have a couple of good spots where I can relocate it. Your advice is so appreciated!
