Need Help Identifying These Types of Shrubs (Photo Essay)

Oh, Marianne, every one of these look familiar to me, but I don't know the name of any of them! I think we even have some of those growing in our front garden! ;-D I hope someone can tell you what you've got growing there!

I have no idea, but they are pretty

I can't help either but they are very pretty. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Great Photos.

Wow, no idea.

Not sure about #3 for sure, but it does resemble my spirea somewhat. I could be totally off though! :-)

We have these in our complex also but I have no idea. Type 1 - I was told is a species of holly. Ours have green berries on them and they are supposed to turn red in the fall. Does yours have berries? I'll have to check back and see.

No berries on type 1 nor does it change color. It's always deep green.

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Sheesh... I am no gardener so I haven't a clue. I only know the names of my plants because I name them! LOL... well, yes, I name my plants but I know their species or whatever name because they come with a little tag that tells me; otherwise I would never know.

That type 3 is really pretty though - I love plants with variegated leaves. I will be interested to know what it is.

Okay, you're definitely asking the wrong person here. Hehe.

But............

Type one does appear to be some sort of holly type bush. At least the leaves look very much like one of the two types of holly we have planted around the house. BUT....if it doesn't have berries then it's probably not, huh. Holly always has berries doesn't it?

Type two!!! That is something we actually have planted on the other side of the front porch, but darnit I have no idea what it was. I need to keep those little things that come inside the pot when you buy stuff so I can remember what it is I bought. In fact, I just went to check and I actually did save the thing that came with the first ones we bought. We bought them two years ago. They're Helleri Holly. I just bought another one this last trip to Home Depot I made (last week). It looks nearly identical to the Helleri Holly but it's something else. I'll check next trip I make to the H.D. and let you know. Anyway, type 2 looks like one of either of those.

Type 3 I have no idea about but it's pretty and I'm interested in it. I hope someone can tell you what it is. How big is it? I'm curious as to how big it appears to grow. The area in front of the house where I'm planning on planting the 7 shrubs is a place where I don't want anything taller than about 4 feet probabably. I put more of those solar lights there and spaced them out five feet apart. The 7 shrubs are going in between each solar light so they probably should spread out more than about 3 to 4 feet.

Oh yeah, and thanks for posting to All Photo Essays Here. Hehe.

Now that Gather is screwed I am relying more and more on my groups to show me stuff.

Vic, on the type #3 you'll have to trim them flat and shape 2 times a year. They start out a lot smaller and eventually look like what you see a decade later. Type #1 is the one I said was like eucalyptus. There are no pointy sharp leaves and it doesn't get any berries.

I can't help you, but i will give you a 10.

Sorry... can't help, Marianne. Now, if it were a bird question... :))

LOL Sue!

I'm hoping Mariana or Jean knows.

Marianne....I am thinking that these are like hedges...type I. Initially it's growth habit reminded me of a lilac, do all of these flower? Especially one and three...what do the flowers of three look like? White, pink?

Actually all three of them look like various types of Holly...

I give up, I even searched on the internet from the links I have for gardening and wouldn't you know that because I'm looking for something in particular...I can't find any of them! They all look familiar, and I see them around Tulsa...Sorry I tried : - (

I think #3 might flower, Jennifer, but the other two definitely do not.

Thanks for trying Katherine.

Marianne, I am positive I have numbers 1 and 2 in my yard...........#1 is a type of dwarf holly scrub but it does NOT have berries and if not trimmed it can grow tall, - we keep our trimmed and "rounded" all over! #2 is a type of box wood scrub, - when these start growing new leaves, - we also trim and keep "rounded" all over too! I feel confident that these are the 'everyday' names but I do not remember the scientific names, - mine have been planted nearly 20 years!! #3 I have no earthly idea but I do like the two-tone green leaves! Sorry not much more help but this is all I know!

#2 is a holly #3 appears to be gold spot eunyomous (sp?)

So Phylllis, #1 is tall and tree-like because we only trim it each year?

I can't help but I will give you a 10. If no one can answer them in a day or two, I'll print out photos and take them to the production horticulture department at school.

I think we have #3 in our front yard. I was never curious enough to even wonder what it is. It is a really hardy plant though.

Patricia, I don't know if I'll tell that story. Although it makes me laugh still today. It's pretty gross, lol.

Yes, Marianne, - I feel certain it is a dwarf holly like the ones I have, - our do not grow fast but hubby does trim them apprx 3-4 a years, - they do not have berries. Sometimes a limb will sprout from the center and grow out the top, - it always looks so odd just standing up there all alone!!! They do stay green all year and are very hardy, --- heat and drought tolerance too. (If I am wrong I am so sorry, do not want to mislead anyone, - I showed these pictures to hubby, - he and I agreed this is what they 'appear' to be)!

Okay, the leaves are not pointed at the end like most holly varieties. These do not pick at all.

Okay, so what's the story about Walmart and passing something? I am a curious type, remember.

I want number 3. You should just dig up yours and give them to me. Ba ha ha! Actually our neighbors just dug up a tree in their yard and gave it to me over the weekend. Actually it was originally our tree to begin with anyway. Sorta.

We had #2 and #3 at an old house we lived in too but I had no idea what they were. Good luck finding out.

Well Vic if someone knows if these can be transplanted by soaking some of the leaf stems in water, I'll try to grow some for you. If you want to know the walmart story subject, you'll have to find an article posted by BERF yesterday. I don't think I am going to write it, LOL.

I have no idea about the names or any of that, but these shrubs are LOOKIN GOOD!!

Found it, Mare, and actually one of my most humiliating moments of life has to do with that same subject. I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours. LOL

Dude, I don't even know what "transplanting" involves. LOL

# 2 is a boxwood

#3 is an abelia:

Abelia Kaleidoscope

I don't know what #1 is~

Type #3 - looks like a Golden Eunymous.

here is the goolge page with the abelia pictures on it:
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=abelia+kaleidoscope&spell=1

It may not be the kalediscope varitey, but it is an abelia~

Thanks Priscilla.

Victoria, mine is not embarassing to me. It's actually hystericaly funny. I just feel people will disconnect from me left and right if I tell the story.

I Have No ideal but thanks for sharing

I have no idea but they are really pretty.

Pretty

Victoria - I think Pirscilla nailed the others.

Hi Marianne,

They are pretty gorgeous. I don;t know much about it but this gave me lots of info.I don't know their names so...

Sorry I do not know.

I've seen some of them before, but don't know the name.

Sorry, but I won't be reading all those comments to see if anyone guessed or not...

My guesses:

2- Boxwood
3- Euonymous (sp?)

I have to wonder if the first one is a holly also, but I'm not sure. One thing I do know is
that at least some species of holly have a male and female, so the female holly plants are the ones with berries. I don't know if that's true of all holly plants or not. I would recommend taking your photos to the extension service in your area, or even a nursery where you shop any way. They will probably be of the most help to you. Let us know what you find out!

#2 is boxwood. The first is a type of holly but not sure what type. 3 I am not sure of but it looks varigated.