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Posted: Apr/28/2007 12:43 PM PST
My parents rcently bought a home (eastern Massachusetts) from a woman who was a wonderful gardener. Unfortunatley in her last years she stopped maintaining them and the gardens are all overgrown. The plant in the attached photos is choking out many others. Is it a keeper or should we cut down? I have some thoughts on what it is but would love some help on this. Thanks! Lisa Attachments:   |
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Posted: May/13/2007 4:58 PM PST
Does anyone have any guesses for me? My mom is thinking of compeltley gutting these to get to her rhodies and I'd love to identify these first. If you have any ideas jsut give me a shout, thanks! |
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Posted: May/15/2007 7:51 AM PST
Not sure what type of plant it is but cut it back to something more reasonably and take a cutting to the local Master Gardener's extension office. There is usually an id person available. You could call them on a cell phone and describe it to them too. |
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Posted: May/15/2007 10:41 AM PST
It looks similar to Dog Hobble. Leucothoe fontanesiana or some other Leucothoe Attachments:  |
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Posted: May/22/2007 4:01 PM PST
That's it! I was jsut over there and saw those little flowers hanging off. What type of plant is this? It seems pretty invasive, though I'm not sure how long she was unable to attend to her gardens. Is it worth keeping or should we really cut them back? Any advice would be helpful. Thanks! |
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Posted: May/22/2007 11:42 PM PST
For shaded conditions, this evergreen shrub offers lovely arching canes of dark green leathery textured foliage and drooping axillary flowers of white in early spring. A handsome and textural component of the shaded garden, especially good for interrupting the monotony of companions possessing upright growth habits. In cool, acidic soil with adequate summer water. |
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